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O Bonnefoy1, B Maugey-Laulom, B Diris

  • 1Service de Radiologie A, Hôpital Pellegrin, CHR Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France. olivier.bonnefoy@chu-bordeaux.fr

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
|June 28, 2005
PubMed

We report the 1st confirmed case of an extradural hematoma diagnosed in utero by ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging at 31 weeks' gestation. No signs of intracranial hemorrhage were found. During pregnancy, the expecting mother suffered from sustained cough, and a blood sample test revealed acute pertussis. The presence of fetal hydrocephaly, brain parenchymal deviation, and other abnormalities suggested a poor outcome, and based on these findings pregnancy termination was recommended and carried out. Postmortem examination confirmed the diagnosis of an extradural hematoma in the posterior fossa.

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