Posterior Fossa Hemorrhage in the Term Newborn: Report of Two Cases

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Abstract
Two term newborn infants born by frank breech delivery had posterior fossa hemorrhage diagnosed by CT [computerized tomography] scan within the first 72 h of life and underwent successful surgical drainage of hematoma. Previously reported cases with long-term postoperative survival include 12 term newborns with good outcome in 9. Most remaining examples of posterior fossa hemorrhage in newborns were autopsy reports on premature infants. Operative intervention is often indicated in early neonatal posterior fossa hemorrhage and additional data on long-term outcome of operative intervention and outcome in nonoperated cases are needed. One of the 2 cases reported here and 1 previously reported presented with onset of seizures as the initial clinical manifestation.

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