Brain injury of the survivor diagnosed at 18 weeks of gestation after intrauterine demise of the co-twin: a case report.
Brain injury in a surviving fetus following the demise of a monochorionic co-twin has only rarely been reported in the first trimester or early second trimester; most documented cases were beyond 20 weeks of gestation.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. morokuma@med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Seiichi
S
Morokuma
Kiyomi
K
Tsukimori
Ai
A
Anami
Kotaro
K
Fukushima
Takato
T
Morioka
Norio
N
Wake
D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods