Evidence of spinal cord injury in an infant delivered by cesarean section. A case report.
A 3-month-old female infant is reported with upper spinal cord injury at birth. Breech presentation and hyperextension of head were observed 1 week prior to delivery. She was delivered by elective cesarean section. The absence of fetal movements 1 day prior to delivery and the uneventful cesarean section strongly suggest a spinal cord injury in utero secondary to hyperextension of the neck.
D000328:Adult; D001946:Breech Presentation; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007746:Labor Presentation; D009336:Necrosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000151:congenital*