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8955461

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-2-26
pubmed:abstractText
Nine case reports are presented to indicate the possible effects of maternal trauma on surviving fetuses. Previous reports have only addressed fatal consequences. Traumata occurred between gestational weeks 23 and 37. Seven mothers had motor-vehicle accidents (MVA), two had blunt abdominal traumata. Four mothers suffered severe injuries, such as cerebral contusion, fractures or placental abruption leading to emergency Cesarean section. Premature uterine contractions were observed in five mothers and hemorrhage in two. The nine children were born after 30 to 40 weeks of gestation. Seven had normal postpartal vital signs, one required resuscitation and one premature needed assisted ventilation. Clinical symptoms were variable: movement disorders (n = 3), hydrocephalus (n = 2), convulsions (n = 1), cerebral palsy (n = 1), and normal (n = 3). Follow-up ranged from 7 months to 5 years. Neuroimaging revealed periventricular leukomalacia (n = 2), localized vascular infarctions (n = 2), hemorrhage (n = 1), hydrocephalus (n = 2) and global damage (n = 1). The causative role of maternal accidents was extremely likely in one patient, and probable but unproved in the remaining cases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0803-5253
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
85
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1331-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Fetal CNS damage after exposure to maternal trauma during pregnancy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, University Essen, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports