A CASE OF MICROCEPHALY FOLLOWING EMBRYONIC ROENTGEN IRRADIATION

A woman, aged 33 years, was treated with Roentgen therapy for a "uterine myoma with metrorrhagia"; the haemorrhage previously asted ten days and nearly exsanguinated the patient. The uterus was somewhat enlarged and was thought to contain a small myoma in e right wall. The patient was not thought to be pregnant and the U^erus was not explored. Four treatments were given at weekly intervals, e bleeding stopped and the patient immediately began to improve. About one month after the last Roentgen exposure, foetal movertle.nts were felt, and a small male child was born apparently at term, ^ighing 3 lbs. n ozs. Labour was precipitous. The child's head s Noticed to be extremely small. According to the dates given, the j^bryo received its first irradiation after two and a half months of