Intracranial hemorrhage in an infant owing to vitamin K deficiency despite prophylaxis

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 15, Issue 6-7, 1999, Pages 292-294

  Suzuki, Kensuke ^a   Fukushima, Takashi ^b   Meguro, Kotoo ^a   Aoki, Takeshi ^a   Kamezaki, Takao ^b   Saitoh, Hisako ^b   Enomoto, Takao ^c,d   Nose, Tadao ^c,d  

^a TSUKUBA MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Ibaraki Seinan Medical Center Hospital   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^d Moriya Daiichi General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Infant; Intracranial hemorrhage; Prophylaxis; Vitamin K deficiency

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; FARNOQUINONE; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BREAST FEEDING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY;

CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN K; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0032775394     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050397     Document Type: Article

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