FETAL INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE IN THE 2ND-TRIMESTER - DIAGNOSIS BY SONOGRAPHY AND MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING

Germinal matrix intraventricular hemorrhage has rarely been observed i n the fetus. In most cases the etiology is clear. We report one case o f prenatal diagnosis of a periventricular hemorrhage of uncertain etio logy in a fetus of 22 weeks' gestation. For confirmation of the ultras ound diagnosis, antenatal magnetic imaging was performed. A male child was delivered in good condition at 37 weeks by Cesarean section. Post natal ultrasound examination showed a cystic lesion in the right front al lobe (10 x 10 mm) connecting with the right lateral ventricle. The development of the child at 18 months of age has been normal without a ny neurological impairment.