Antenatal intraventricular haemorrhage.
Germinal matrix-intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) is a well described complication of premature birth. We present two infants with severe IVH in the absence of other serious neonatal illness. These lesions probably occurred antenatally and prior to the onset of labour. Unrecognised intrauterine stresses may cause intraventricular haemorrhagic or ischaemic lesions in the immature brain. Timing of these lesions is important for both clinical and indeed medico-legal reasons.
Royal Maternity Hospital, Belfast.
J D
JD
Corcoran
A
A
Hamilton
H L
HL
Halliday
D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male