Table 2 Possible causes of fetal intracerebral hemorrhage.

From: Fetal intracerebral hemorrhage: review of the literature and practice considerations

Category

Examples

Genetic disorders

COL4A1

COL4A2

COLGALT1

CTC1

CTSA

FOXC1

HTRA1

MPL

NOTCH3

TREX1

Infection

Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Parvorvirus

Toxoplasmosis

Zika

Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV)

Autoantibody

Fetal and neonatal autoimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT)

Vascular malformations

Vein of Galen Malformation

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

PHACE Syndrome (Posterior fossa anomalies, Hemangioma, Arterial anomalies, Cardiac anomalies, and Eye anomalies)

Secondary to venous thrombosis

Fetal cerebral sinovenous thrombosis or fetal dural sinus thrombosis

Secondary to arterial ischemia

 

Germinal matrix hemorrhage

Periventricular hemorrhagic infarction (PVHI)

Maternal trauma

Motor vehicle accident

Coagulopathies

Von Willebrand Factor

Pharmacologic/Toxic

Drugs of abuse

Warfarin

Idiopathic