Harpold T L, McComb J G, Levy M L
Division of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, California 90027, USA.
Neurosurg Clin N Am. 1998 Jan;9(1):141-54.
Birth injury has been defined as any condition that adversely affects the fetus during labor or delivery. This article discusses neonatal injury that results in a condition that requires neurosurgical management. The majority of these conditions result from a primary mechanical injury to the central or peripheral nervous system.