Prenatal stroke suggested by intrauterine ultrasound and confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging.
Cerebral infarction is rare in premature newborns and is most commonly the result of arterial embolization from the placenta. A focal echodense area was identified on prenatal cranial ultrasonography (US) in a premature infant (34 weeks of gestation). After birth, cerebral infarction was confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The clinical findings, imaging findings and pathogenesis are discussed. New diagnostic methods such as MRI show to be a useful approach in the neonatal period facilitating recognition of cerebrovascular accidents also in low-birth-weight infants.
Amato
M
M
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Berne, Switzerland.
Hüppi
P
P
Herschkowitz
N
N
Huber
P
P
D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography