ABSTRACT
We report a case of a newborn with the rare anterior diaphragmatic hernia with herniation of the liver into the pericardial sac that posed a diagnostic dilemma in our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit [NICU]. An anterior diaphragmatic hernia should be suspected in any newborn with an anterior mediastinal mass or a pericardial effusion. A MRI of the chest helped to confirm the diagnosis. The relevant literature is reviewed
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Humans , Male , Hernia, Diaphragmatic/congenital , Hernia, Diaphragmatic/diagnostic imaging , Infant, Premature , Pericardial Effusion , Perfusion Imaging/methods , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , EchocardiographyABSTRACT
Perinatal arterial ischemic stroke is a significant cause of neurological deficit including cerebral palsy, mental retardation, delayed motor development, epilepsy and severe cognitive impairment. Arterial stroke is diagnosed primarily in term neonates. One such case of a term newborn with unilateral cerebral infarction which led to spastic hemiplegia is reported along with review of relevant literature
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Humans , Female , Cerebral Infarction , Infant, Newborn , Hemiplegia , Seizures , Echoencephalography , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Magnetic Resonance AngiographyABSTRACT
CHARGE association is an increasingly recognized non-random clustering of congenital malformations. We present a baby with readily recognizable clinical features that lead to a prompt diagnosis of CHARGE association. The baby also had a schizencephaly which makes us ponder that this could very well be a neural crest migratory disorder stressing the need for an expanded classification of [neurocrestopathies]. The recently recommended diagnostic criteria of CHARGE association are also reviewed