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.

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