Abstract
The incidence of vitamin K deficiency in infancy has decreased markedly, due to prophylactic administration of vitamin K during the neonatal period. However, vitamin K deficiency bleeding may occur during or after the neonatal period despite prophylactic administration in Japan. Two cases are reported of intracranial hemorrhage associated with coagulopathy in full-term infants who had received prophylactic administration of vitamin K. More reliable methods for prophylactic administration should be established.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 130-133 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | neurologia medico-chirurgica |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Surgery
- Clinical Neurology