Neonatal polycythemia causing multiple cerebral infarcts.
A child had neonatal polycythemia, severe seizures beginning at 6 weeks of age, and a computerized tomography scan showing multiple cerebral infarcts. Follow-up showed substantial developmental delay with spastic quadriplegia. This case illustrates that neonatal polycythemia is a rare but preventable cause of multiple cerebral infarctions, subsequent seizures, and developmental delay.
D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011086:Polycythemia / Q000150:complications*; D013036:Spasms, Infantile / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed