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Bilateral In Utero Cerebellar Infarction

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: We report a case of complete bilateral cerebellar infarction diagnosed in utero by routine prenatal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in a 26-week-old fetus. This posterior fossa ischemic stroke with secondary hemorrhage caused transient obstructive hydrocephalus and likely occurred subsequent to vertebrobasilar artery thrombosis. Such posterior fossa ischemic insults diagnosed in utero are rare with scarce clinical reports. The serial imaging characteristics, clinical, and developmental implications of this case are reviewed.

Source: Journal of Child Neurology

DOI: 10.1177/0883073810393961

Authors: Safdar A. Ansari, Jill V. Hunter, Lisa M. Nassif, Gary D. Clark, Melissa B. Ramocki

Institutions: Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders

Subfield: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development