FETOMATERNAL HEMORRHAGE AS AN ETIOLOGY OF NEONATAL STROKE

We report a term infant who presented with focal seizures and was diag nosed with a large left hemispheral infarct. Evaluation revealed exten sive fetomaternal hemorrhage and subsequent neuroimaging disclosed a c lassic border zone infarct consistent with a hypoperfusion injury. We postulate that fetomaternal hemorrhage should be considered in the dif ferential causation of neonatal stroke. The unilaterality of the lesio n in this patient is difficult to explain.