Paraplegia and congenital contractures as a consequence of intrauterine trauma

Am J Med Genet. 1992 Jul 1;43(4):751-2. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1320430420.

Abstract

We present a newborn infant with paraplegia and contractures of the lower limbs, consistent with neurologic injury rather than malformation. The mother was involved in a severe motor vehicle accident during the sixth month of pregnancy. We propose that this infant's injuries are a result of that accident.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Traffic*
  • Adult
  • Electromyography
  • Female
  • Hip Contracture / diagnostic imaging
  • Hip Contracture / etiology*
  • Hip Contracture / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Paraplegia / diagnostic imaging
  • Paraplegia / etiology*
  • Paraplegia / physiopathology
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications*
  • Prenatal Injuries*
  • Radiography