Parasagittal infarction in neonatal asphyxia.
A patient is described who suffered a bilateral hemorrhagic infarction in the parasagittal cerebrum following neonatal asphyxia. This case confirms experimental results that show the parasagittal cerebrum is especially vulnerable to ischemic damage in newborns.
D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000150:complications*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed