Background and aim: Neonatal forearm compartment syndrome, also known as neonatal Volkmann’s syndrome, is an uncommon condition for which the pathognomonic finding is the presence of a forearm skin lesion. Stroke in newborns occurs in about 1/1600-5000 births. Aim of the present review is to highlight the possible association of these two conditions. Methods: We performed a review concerning the association of both these conditions. Results: We found only few reports on the association of an ischemic limb injury and a perinatal stroke combined in the same newborn. Conclusions: In light of the high percentage of delayed diagnosis of perinatal stroke, we recommend to perform an accurate neurological evaluation and eventual neuroimaging studies in order to investigate for a cerebral vascular damage and, furthermore, to rule out thrombophilic conditions in infants with signs of a neonatal ischemic limb and/or Volkmann’s syndrome. (www.actabiomedica.it).

Association between neonatal Volkmann’s syndrome and perinatal ischemic stroke: Review of the literature / Pavlidis, E.; Spagnoli, C.; Duca, M.; Pisani, F.. - In: ACTA BIO-MEDICA DE L'ATENEO PARMENSE. - ISSN 0392-4203. - 86:3(2015), pp. 213-219.

Association between neonatal Volkmann’s syndrome and perinatal ischemic stroke: Review of the literature

Pisani F.
2015

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Background and aim: Neonatal forearm compartment syndrome, also known as neonatal Volkmann’s syndrome, is an uncommon condition for which the pathognomonic finding is the presence of a forearm skin lesion. Stroke in newborns occurs in about 1/1600-5000 births. Aim of the present review is to highlight the possible association of these two conditions. Methods: We performed a review concerning the association of both these conditions. Results: We found only few reports on the association of an ischemic limb injury and a perinatal stroke combined in the same newborn. Conclusions: In light of the high percentage of delayed diagnosis of perinatal stroke, we recommend to perform an accurate neurological evaluation and eventual neuroimaging studies in order to investigate for a cerebral vascular damage and, furthermore, to rule out thrombophilic conditions in infants with signs of a neonatal ischemic limb and/or Volkmann’s syndrome. (www.actabiomedica.it).
2015
Cerebral infarction; Neonatal compartment syndrome; Neonatal forearm compartment syndrome; Neonatal ischemic limb; Perinatal ischemic stroke
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Association between neonatal Volkmann’s syndrome and perinatal ischemic stroke: Review of the literature / Pavlidis, E.; Spagnoli, C.; Duca, M.; Pisani, F.. - In: ACTA BIO-MEDICA DE L'ATENEO PARMENSE. - ISSN 0392-4203. - 86:3(2015), pp. 213-219.
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