TABLE 1:

Etiologies of circulatory impairment in 11 fetuses

EtiologyNo. of Fetuses
Vascular: preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction with abnormalities on uterine/cerebral Doppler study5
Infection: toxoplasmosis, cytomegaloviral infection3
Metabolic: diabetes with severe maternal ketoacidosis1
Space-occupying intracranial lesion: brain tumor, huge bilateral subdural hematoma2