Year: 2018
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Fetal intra-cranial hemorrhage (ICH) is a rare complication diagnosed during pregnancy with subsequent fetal neurological sequelae or death. Hemorrhage can occur anyplace in fetal cranium it can take within the subarachnoid, subdural, intraparenchymal place and Intra-ventricular hemorrhage (IVH), which considered the most identified hemorrhage prenatally. Neurodevelopmental prognosis on children varies upon the etiology, the severity of the bleeding causing ventricular dilatation, midline shift and brain insult. Prenatal diagnosis of intra-cranial hemorrhage has been widely reported due to improvement in imaging technology making an effective counseling and management antenatally there is varies predisposing factors, but in some cases the cause remains unidentified. The etiology, timing of occurrence and the severity of fetal ICH have significant impact on the morbidity and mortality. The author reports case of primigravida in third trimester with fetal ICH with no obvious determined cause resolved spontaneously in two-month post-delivery with good fetal outcome without neurological impact.
Author: Abdulghani Sahar H
Institutions: King Saud University, King Khalid University Hospital
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W2809760754