Fatal neonatal stroke from a prenatal cardiac thrombus. Pediatr Neurol 2008 Feb;38(2):140-2
Date
01/22/2008Pubmed ID
18206798DOI
10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2007.10.003Scopus ID
2-s2.0-38149058294 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 11 CitationsAbstract
Despite careful investigation, the etiology of many perinatal arterial strokes is unknown. We report on a 5-day-old boy with a cardiac thrombus of prenatal origin resulting in a fatal postnatal stroke. The thrombus was discovered only at autopsy, challenging the assumption of a placental source of embolus in perinatal strokes in the absence of macroscopic and microscopic examination of the heart.
Author List
Amlie-Lefond CM, Basir MA, Franciosi RAAuthor
Mir Abdul Basir MD Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AcidosisAutopsy
Brain Edema
Coronary Thrombosis
Fatal Outcome
Fetal Diseases
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Myocardium
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
Stroke
Tachycardia
Tomography, X-Ray Computed