Birth injury of the cranium and central nervous system.
Birth injury of the scalp, skull and central nervous system (CNS) is a well-recognized complication of a difficult delivery. The rate of birth trauma has dropped precipitously and now accounts for less than 2% of neonatal deaths. Despite this dramatic decrease in birth-trauma mortality significant injuries still occur. A variety of risk factors clearly predispose certain infants to birth-related injury. Recent neuroradiology studies indicate that intracranial hemorrhage, even in asymptomatic infants, is not rare. Pathologists' (neuropathologists and forensic pathologists) appreciation of the spectrum of birth injuries and their sequelae is critical in order to be able to distinguish these from inflicted injuries and post-mortem changes.
Reichard
Ross
R
Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA. rreichard@salud.unm.edu
D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015984:Causality; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012886:Skull / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology
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