Items tagged “neonate”
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Germinal matrix hemorrhage
Germinal matrix hemorrhages, also known as periventricular-intraventricular hemorrhages (PVIH), are the commonest type of intracranial hemorrhage in neonates and are related to perinatal stress affecting the highly vascularized subependymal germinal matrix. The majority of cases occur in prematu...
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Congenital neuroblastoma
Congenital neuroblastoma is defined as neuroblastoma identified within a month of birth, and is divided into:
fetal neuroblastoma
neonatal neuroblastoma
In most cases they present as stage 1, 2 or 4S (see neuroblastoma staging).
Fetal neuroblastoma
In 90% of cases, fetal neuroblastomas aris...
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Neonatal appendicitis
Neonatal appendicitis is rare, presumably in part due to the short funnel shape of the appendix at that age. Symptoms are non-specific and may mimic necrotizing enterocolitis.
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Faulty fetal packing
Faulty fetal packing, also known as congenital vault depression, is a congenital concave depression of the skull in a newborn.
Epidemiology
Occurs in 1 in 10,000 births 1.
Pathology
This appearance is due to external compression on the skull from 1,2:
fetal limb or twin
uterine fibroid
b...
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Germinal matrix
The germinal matrix is an embryological structure in the fetal brain which is only seen in the fetus and in premature neonates. It is the most vulnerable area of the fetal brain and associated pathology carries significant mortality and morbidity.
Gross anatomy
The germinal matrix is usually...
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Neonatal aortic thrombosis
Neonatal aortic thrombosis is a rare life-threatening condition that can affect neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Epidemiology
The incidence of neonatal aortic thrombosis is 0.2% of neonates admitted to the NICU.
Risk factors
umbilical arterial catheters (UAC): ~8...