Neonatal infarction within basal cerebral vein territory.
In this report, an unusual intracranial haemorrhage in a term male infant born to a mother with diabetes is explained on the basis of occlusion of both basal veins of Rosenthal. This diagnosis relies on anatomical location and iconographic aspect of the clots. Evidence that this vessel is occluded cannot be ascertained from ultrasound or MR angiographic techniques in the neonatal period. The basal vein has not been implicated in previous reports of neonatal brain haemorrhage.
Govaert
P
P
Department of Neonatology, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. govaert@excite.com
Swarte
R
R
Oostra
A
A
Zecic
A
A
Vanzieleghem
B
B
Van Langenhove
P
P
D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000473:pathology*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital*