title: Periventricular cystic lesions in a preterm infant after a car accident during pregnancy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Strasse 33, D 48129 Münster, Germany. hrabe@uni-muenster.de
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rabe
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Debus
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frosch
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stüssel
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Louwen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kurlemann
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Harms
mesh_terms: 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