Four Cases of Fetomaternal Transfusion Syndrome

Four cases of Horse Tail Syndrome

Syndrome de la queue de cheval. A propos de 4 cas.  Les auteurs rapportent quatre observations cliniques concernat des malades dont les pre­miers symptomes se manifesterent par des al­gies longitemps considerees comme "sciatique·s".  L' etude neurologique de ces cas demontrait qu'en realite "les algies sciatiques" n'etaient que des signes mono ou pluri-radiculaires en rapport avec un syndrome...

Consequences of fetomaternal haemorrhage after intrauterine transfusion.

Fetomaternal haemorrhage was studied after 68 consecutive fetal intravascular transfusions performed in 20 patients with Rh isoimmunisation. alpha Fetoprotein concentration was assayed in maternal blood taken before, and immediately after each transfusion and three and 24 hours later. An increase of 50% or more in the concentration in any of the samples after transfusion was considered to indic...

Four Cases of Immuno-Transfusion with remarks on the Method.

IgA-induced anaphylactic transfusion reactions: a report of four cases.

Anaphylactic reactions after transfusion of a small amount of red cell compatible blood is described. Typical manifestations were substernal pain, dyspnea, and severe normovolemic shock. All the four patients lacked IgA and were found to have antibodies to IgA with titers from 500 to 16,000, as determined by a passive hemagglutination assay. In immunodiffusion against IgA, a single precipitatio...

Landau-Kleffner syndrome: study of four cases.

We describe four patients with clinical features of Landau-Kleffner syndrome and discuss electroencephalographic features, treatment and prognosis. Anticonvulsants and prednisone were used for treatment with good control of seizures in all cases and a less effect response in acquired aphasia. Further studies are necessary to elucidate the causes and management of this syndrome.