title: Fetal intracerebral hemorrhage in the second trimester: diagnosis by sonography and magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: Germinal matrix intraventricular hemorrhage has rarely been observed in the fetus. In most cases the etiology is clear. We report one case of prenatal diagnosis of a periventricular hemorrhage of uncertain etiology in a fetus of 22 weeks' gestation. For confirmation of the ultrasound diagnosis, antenatal magnetic imaging was performed. A male child was delivered in good condition at 37 weeks by Cesarean section. Postnatal ultrasound examination showed a cystic lesion in the right frontal lobe (10 x 10 mm) connecting with the right lateral ventricle. The development of the child at 18 months of age has been normal without any neurological impairment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Lubeck, Germany.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Reiss
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gortner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moller
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Gehl
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Baschat
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gembruch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal