[Birth injury or congenital brain damage? A case of apparent birth injury with globoid cell leukodystrophy (Krabbe's disease)].
This is a forensic case report of a premature male baby who died at the age of 11 months. He was delivered from his 39-year-old mother by secondary Caesarean section, because of an arm presentation. The baby developed a severe cerebral disease with "saalam" fits (West's syndrome), stiffness of the limbs, and frequent crying. The disease was thought to be a consequence of intrapartum asphyxia. The mother brought a lawsuit against the obstetrician. However, the neuropathological examination revealed as the cause, a globoid cell leucodystrophy.
Feiden
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Institut für Neuropathologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
Bratzke
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Scharschmidt
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D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000473:pathology*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D015726:Giant Cells / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D007965:Leukodystrophy, Globoid Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*