[Intra-uterine diagnosis of a central nervous system abnormality (author's transl)].
The authors report a case of intra-uterine fetal convulsions. This is a very rare happening in which the cause is not easy to differentiate between a congenital or a traumatic factor. Some features have already been published. Most of them are connected with the syndrome of lack of pyridoxine, which is a familial condition transmitted by a recessive autosome. This diagnosis should be throught of because such a lack is lethal when not treated, and is curable without any after-effects simply by taking pyridoxin. The authors point out the importance of a qualitative analysis and not only a quantitative measurement of active movements that alone can lead to the detection of such abnormalities in fetal behaviour.
D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000150:complications; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D026681:Vitamin B 6 Deficiency / Q000150:complications
A propos d'un diagnostic "in utero" d'atteinte du système nerveux central.