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Intrapartum Complications Associated With Malformations of Cortical Development

2005; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 20; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/08830738050200080801

1708-8283

Maria Augusta Montenegro, Fernando Cendes, Helena Paes de Almeida de Saito, Jessica Guerra Serra, Camila F. Lopes, Ana Maria S. G. Piovesana, Helaine Milanez, Marilisa M. Guerreiro,

Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus

Birth asphyxia can be an early sign of cerebral palsy, the effect of an antenatal anomaly rather than its cause. The objective of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of intrapartum complications in patients with malformation of cortical development. The data were retrospectively assessed and compared with a control group of children with idiopathic epilepsy. Intrapartum complications were reported in 22 (31.5%) patients, as opposed to only 2 in the control group ( p<0.001). Patients with cortical malformations frequently present intrapartum complications, which could lead to the misdiagnosis of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. ( J Child Neurol 2005;20:675—678).