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CT demonstration of intracranial haemorrhage in term newborn following vacuum extractor delivery

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Ten term newborns underwent CT of the brain 12–24 h following vacuum extractor delivery. Haemorrhage in the area of the tentorium was demonstrated in all of them, with similar findings in all cases. CT 1 week later demonstrated reabsorption of the blood without demonstrating any other brain pathology. Clinical and CT examination a year after delivery did not reveal any abnormality. The haemorrhage appears to be a benign condition.

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  1. Radiology Department, Edith Wolfson Medical Centre, Holon, Israel

    E. Avrahami

  2. Micropaediatric Unit, Edith Wolfson Medical Centre, Holon, Israel

    M. Minz

  3. Radiology Department Soraski Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel

    E. Frishman

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Avrahami, E., Frishman, E. & Minz, M. CT demonstration of intracranial haemorrhage in term newborn following vacuum extractor delivery. Neuroradiology 35, 107–108 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00593964

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