Intracranial hemorrhage and vitamin K deficiency in early infancy

J Pediatr. 1984 Dec;105(6):880-4. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(84)80070-0.

Abstract

We report late-onset (1/2 to 6 months of age) intracranial hemorrhage related to vitamin K deficiency in 32 breast-fed infants, 31 of whom received no prophylactic vitamin K at birth. Computerized tomography showed mild to severe intracranial hemorrhage. Most (90.6%) had subarachnoid hemorrhage, either alone or in combination with subdural hemorrhage (37.5%), parenchymal hemorrhage (31.3%), or intraventricular hemorrhage (12.5%). In three (9.4%) the infratentorial region was involved.

MeSH terms

  • Breast Feeding
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Female
  • Hematoma, Subdural / etiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Syndrome
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vitamin K Deficiency / complications*