Abstract
After birth trauma, an infant had middle cerebral artery thrombosis, proved at autopsy. Unusual forces exerted on the head and neck at the time of attempted high forceps delivery damaged the inner layers of the right middle cerebral artery, which led to thrombosis and infarction.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 889-891 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Neurology |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1980 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology