Fetal brain disruption sequence in a newborn infant with a history of cordocentesis at 21 weeks gestation
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Fetal brain disruption sequence in a newborn infant with a history of cordocentesis at 21 weeks gestation.
The case is reported of a full term infant with severe microcephaly, overlapping sutures, prominence of the occipital bone, and scalp rugae. No other associated malformations were observed. The only obstetric history of interest was the performance of cordocentesis at 21 weeks gestational age because of low maternal alpha fetoprotein levels. Ultrasound scans performed until then were normal. Cr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1359-2998
DOI: 10.1136/fn.84.1.f63