title: Prenatally diagnosed fetal brain injuries with known antenatal etiologies.
abstract: Periventricular leukomalacia of pre- or postnatal onset is responsible for severe neurological and intellectual impairment and cerebral palsy later in life. The etiology is multifactorial, involving hypoxic-ischemic insults of various origin. The disorder is characterized by multiple necrotic foci of the white matter found most frequently adjacent to the lateral ventricles. In the past, intrapartum factors were thought to be the major cause of neonatal brain damage, but recent investigations highlighted the role of antenatal risk factors. We present 4 cases of antenatally diagnosed brain injury with known and unusual etiology.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. gavai@noi1.sote.hu
authors.forename: Márta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gávai
authors.forename: Beáta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hargitai
authors.forename: Valéria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Váradi
authors.forename: Zoran
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Belics
authors.forename: Zsolt
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Csapó
authors.forename: Júlia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hajdú
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hauzman
authors.forename: Enikõ
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Berkes
authors.forename: Zoltán
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Papp
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012307:Risk Factors; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods