Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Francesca Maria Russo

Publications

• Case Report
  Perinatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke: An Unusual Causal Mechanism
  Author(s): Francesca Maria Russo, Giuseppe Paterlini and Patrizia VerganiFrancesca Maria Russo, Giuseppe Paterlini and Patrizia Vergani
  
  Perinatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke (AIS) is an important cause of neurological morbidity in infants. Some risk factors have been identified, but its pathogenesis remains unclear. We present a case of perinatal in which macroscopic examination of the placenta revealed the presence of a vasa praevia. We hypothesize that compression of the vasa praevia during labor could have determined the formation of thrombi, which were subsequently embolized into the fetal circulation causing perinatal AIS. .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000401

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