A case of suspected congenital rubella encephalopathy

A case of suspected congenital rubella encephalopathy

A case of suspected congenital rubella syndrome was reported. The patient, a 3-month-old female, was admitted because of irregular respiration. She was diagnosed as suspected congenital encephalodysplasia by CT-scan. Her condition deteriorated and she died 11 days after admission. From postmortem fi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Brain & development (Tokyo. 1979) 1980, Vol.2 (4), p.401-405
Hauptverfasser: Inomata, Kenichirou, Yoshioka, Takafumi, Nakamura, Kazushige, Ohyama, Mitsuru, Ohyama, Isao, Izumi, Kazuo, Hirabayashi, Kazuaki, Tokito, Sumitaka
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Sprache:eng
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Brain - pathology
Brain Diseases - congenital
Brain Diseases - pathology
coiling of the cord
Congenital rubella syndrome
encephalopathy
Female
Humans
hydrocephalus
Infant
Myelin Sheath - pathology
myelination
Necrosis
Rubella - congenital
Rubella - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:A case of suspected congenital rubella syndrome was reported. The patient, a 3-month-old female, was admitted because of irregular respiration. She was diagnosed as suspected congenital encephalodysplasia by CT-scan. Her condition deteriorated and she died 11 days after admission. From postmortem findings it was speculated that neuropathological findings were caused by rubella virus infection in uterus and the injury on delivery.
ISSN:0387-7604
1872-7131
DOI:10.1016/S0387-7604(80)80053-2