Birth-related injury to the head and cervical spine in neonates

Aylin Tekes; Pedro S Pinto; Thierry A G M Huisman

doi:10.1016/j.mric.2011.08.004

Birth-related injury to the head and cervical spine in neonates

Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2011 Nov;19(4):777-90; viii. doi: 10.1016/j.mric.2011.08.004. Epub 2011 Sep 21.

Authors

Aylin Tekes¹, Pedro S Pinto, Thierry A G M Huisman

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA. atekes1@jhmi.edu

PMID: 22082737
DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2011.08.004

Abstract

Birth-related injury is defined as any traumatic or ischemic event sustained during the process of delivery. Perinatally acquired disease processes secondary to birth-related injury can be traumatic or ischemic in nature. In this article, the authors focus on traumatic/mechanical injuries. Other diseases of the perinatal time period, including germinal matrix hemorrhages and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, are beyond the objective of this review.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Birth Injuries / diagnosis*
Brain / pathology
Craniocerebral Trauma / diagnosis*
Female
Humans
Image Enhancement / methods
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Male
Neuroimaging / methods*
Postnatal Care / methods*
Spinal Injuries / diagnosis*
Spine / pathology