Periventricular cystic lesions in a preterm infant after a car accident during pregnancy

Eur J Ultrasound. 2001 Dec;14(2-3):171-8. doi: 10.1016/s0929-8266(01)00159-8.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Traffic*
  • Adult
  • Cerebral Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebral Ventricles / injuries*
  • Cysts / congenital*
  • Cysts / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases / etiology*
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Ultrasonography