Open AccessNovember 1996 — Premature Baby with Lethargy and Coma
Author(s) -
Hevner Robert,
Sobel Raymond A.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
brain pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.986
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1750-3639
pISSN - 1015-6305
DOI - 10.1111/j.1750-3639.1997.tb01069.x
Subject(s) - lethargy , medicine , respiratory distress , coma (optics) , autopsy , intraventricular hemorrhage , gestational age , pediatrics , pregnancy , anesthesia , physics , biology , optics , genetics
Case Abstract A premature male baby (28 weeks gestational age) was delivered by Cesarean section and required ventilation for respiratory distress syndrome during the first postnatal week. Four weeks postnatally, he had an episode of transient renal failure followed by lethargy leading to coma. Ultrasound changes were interpreted as intraventricular hemorrhage, grade 2. The baby died 31 days after birth. Autopsy showed bilateral thrombosis of the deep cerebral veins.