Brain injury of the survivor diagnosed at 18 weeks of gestation after intrauterine demise of the co-twin: a case report

Seiichi Morokuma; Kiyomi Tsukimori; Ai Anami; Kotaro Fukushima; Takato Morioka; Norio Wake

doi:10.1159/000111596

Brain injury of the survivor diagnosed at 18 weeks of gestation after intrauterine demise of the co-twin: a case report

Fetal Diagn Ther. 2008;23(2):146-8. doi: 10.1159/000111596. Epub 2007 Nov 26.

Authors

Seiichi Morokuma¹, Kiyomi Tsukimori, Ai Anami, Kotaro Fukushima, Takato Morioka, Norio Wake

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. [email protected]

PMID: 18046074
DOI: 10.1159/000111596

Abstract

Brain injury in a surviving fetus following the demise of a monochorionic co-twin has only rarely been reported in the first trimester or early second trimester; most documented cases were beyond 20 weeks of gestation.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Brain Injuries / diagnosis*
Brain Injuries / etiology
Diseases in Twins / diagnosis*
Diseases in Twins / etiology
Female
Fetal Death*
Fetal Diseases / diagnosis*
Fetal Diseases / etiology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Trimester, Second*
Twins, Monozygotic
Ultrasonography, Prenatal / methods