Congenital posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus: report of a case.
A newborn infant with hydrocephalus was found to have residua of subependymal-intraventricular hemorrhage and associated obliterative arachnoiditis. This process is well known in the postnatal period but not as an in utero event. The present article documents antenatal intraventricular hemorrhage as a cause of hydrocephalus.
D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications