Patient's question:
My cousin gave birth to a baby last month. Three days after the baby was born, there was a slight bulge in the anterior fontanelle. The doctor at the hospital performed a cranial CT scan on the baby, which revealed intraventricular hemorrhage and ventricular enlargement. What is the main cause of the baby's intracranial hemorrhage?Doctor's answer:
This is intracranial hemorrhage. Also known as hemorrhagic cerebrovascular disease or hemorrhagic stroke. It is caused by the rupture of blood vessels leading to blood leakage into the cranial cavity. Based on the site of bleeding, it can be classified as intracerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and subdural hemorrhage. Intracranial hemorrhage is the most common cause of delivery-related trauma and hypoxia in infants. It includes conditions such as thrombocytopenic purpura, aplastic anemia, hemophilia, late-stage vitamin K deficiency, and intracranial hemorrhage.