| Neuropathological and anatomopathological analyses of acardiac and "normal" siblings in an acardiac-twin pregnancy. | |
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PMID: 12899203 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Acardiac twinning is a very rare complication of multiple pregnancy. The authors present the neuropathological and anatomopathological description of the twins of the multiple pregnancy complicated by the acardiac foetus and terminated at 26 weeks of gestation. An anatomopathological examination of the "normal" twin showed hyaline membrane syndrome, cardiomegaly and hepatomegaly. Neuropathologically, numerous hypoxic-ischaemic lesions, most likely associated with haemodynamic disorders during pregnancy as well as less pronounced perinatal changes were revealed. The acardiac foetus, classified as acardius acephalus, demonstrated the presence of some abdominal organs and a histologically well-developed spinal cord. In view of the neuropathological changes, monitoring "normal" twins for discreet pathological central nervous system signs, which may be similar in character to those described, may play a significant role. |
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Authors:
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Elzbieta Kosno-Kruszewska; Krzysztof Deregowski; Bogna Schmidt-Sidor; Teresa Wierzba-Bobrowicz; Barbara Pawłowska; Waldemar Lechowicz; Grazyna M Szpak; Eliza Lewandowska; Ewa Bertrand; Romana Bogusławska; Anna Tomankiewicz-Zawadzka |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Folia neuropathologica / Association of Polish Neuropathologists and Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences Volume: 41 ISSN: 1641-4640 ISO Abbreviation: Folia Neuropathol Publication Date: 2003 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-08-05 Completed Date: 2003-09-02 Revised Date: 2009-11-19 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9437431 Medline TA: Folia Neuropathol Country: Poland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 103-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warszawa, Poland. ekrusze@ipin.edu.pl |
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Abnormalities, Severe Teratoid
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pathology* Adult Brain / abnormalities, pathology* Diseases in Twins / diagnosis* Female Fetal Diseases / pathology* Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis, pathology* Humans Pregnancy Siblings Twins |
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