Periventricular cystic lesions in a preterm infant after a car accident during pregnancy.
We report on a preterm infant born at 30+5/7 gestational weeks who developed severe cystic cerebral lesions after exposure to a car accident one day before delivery. The literature on car accidents during pregnancy is reviewed with specific focus on neonatal neurological outcome.
Rabe
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Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Strasse 33, D 48129 Münster, Germany. hrabe@uni-muenster.de
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Frosch
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Stüssel
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Louwen
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Kurlemann
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Harms
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D003560:Cysts / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D014463:Ultrasonography