CT demonstration of intracranial haemorrhage in term newborn following vacuum extractor delivery.
Ten term newborns underwent CT of the brain 12-24 h following vacuum extractor delivery. Haemorrhage in the area of the tentorium was demonstrated in all of them, with similar findings in all cases. CT 1 week later demonstrated reabsorption of the blood without demonstrating any other brain pathology. Clinical and CT examination a year after delivery did not reveal any abnormality. The haemorrhage appears to be a benign condition.
Avrahami
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Radiology Department, Edith Wolfson Medical Centre, Holon, Israel.
Frishman
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Minz
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D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014620:Vacuum Extraction, Obstetrical / Q000009:adverse effects*