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Nuchal cord

MedGen UID:
98024
Concept ID:
C0405124
Finding
Synonyms: Cord Entanglements, Fetal; Cord, Nuchal; Fetal Cord Entanglement; Fetal Cord Entanglements; Nuchal Cord
SNOMED CT: Umbilical cord around neck (302929008); Nuchal cord (302929008)
 
HPO: HP:0012498

Definition

A complication of pregnancy and delivery in which the umbilical cord wraps around the fetal neck once or multiple times. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVNuchal cord

Conditions with this feature

Developmental delay, impaired speech, and behavioral abnormalities
MedGen UID:
1794167
Concept ID:
C5561957
Disease or Syndrome
Developmental delay, impaired speech, and behavioral abnormalities (DDISBA) is characterized by global developmental delay apparent from early childhood. Intellectual disability can range from mild to severe. Additional variable features may include dysmorphic facial features, seizures, hypotonia, motor abnormalities such as Tourette syndrome or dystonia, and hearing loss (summary by Cousin et al., 2021).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

de Castro Rezende G, Araujo Júnior E
Med Ultrason 2015 Dec;17(4):545-9. doi: 10.11152/mu.2013.2066.174.pdg. PMID: 26649353
Hasegawa J, Matsuoka R, Ichizuka K, Sekizawa A, Okai T
Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2009 Mar;48(1):23-7. doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60031-0. PMID: 19346188
Sherer DM, Manning FA
Am J Perinatol 1999;16(9):445-58. doi: 10.1055/s-1999-6807. PMID: 10774759

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Neamţu SD, Novac MB, Neamţu AV, Stanca ID, Boldeanu MV, Gluhovschi A, Stanca L, Dijmărescu AL, Manolea MM, Trăistaru MR, Mateescu GO, Siminel MA
Rom J Morphol Embryol 2022 Jan-Mar;63(1):229-235. doi: 10.47162/RJME.63.1.26. PMID: 36074689Free PMC Article
Hayes DJL, Warland J, Parast MM, Bendon RW, Hasegawa J, Banks J, Clapham L, Heazell AEP
PLoS One 2020;15(9):e0239630. Epub 2020 Sep 24 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239630. PMID: 32970750Free PMC Article
Dresang LT, Yonke N
Am Fam Physician 2015 Aug 1;92(3):202-8. PMID: 26280140
MacLennan AH, Thompson SC, Gecz J
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2015 Dec;213(6):779-88. Epub 2015 May 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.05.034. PMID: 26003063
Lee YM
Semin Perinatol 2012 Jun;36(3):195-200. doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2012.02.004. PMID: 22713501

Diagnosis

Borhart J, Voss K
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2019 May;37(2):265-276. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2019.01.007. PMID: 30940371
de Castro Rezende G, Araujo Júnior E
Med Ultrason 2015 Dec;17(4):545-9. doi: 10.11152/mu.2013.2066.174.pdg. PMID: 26649353
Dresang LT, Yonke N
Am Fam Physician 2015 Aug 1;92(3):202-8. PMID: 26280140
Oyelese Y
Clin Obstet Gynecol 2012 Mar;55(1):307-23. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e318248818e. PMID: 22343247
Hasegawa J, Matsuoka R, Ichizuka K, Sekizawa A, Okai T
Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2009 Mar;48(1):23-7. doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60031-0. PMID: 19346188

Therapy

Mariya T, Fujibe Y, Shinkai S, Sugita N, Suzuki M, Endo T, Saito T
Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2018 Oct;57(5):672-676. doi: 10.1016/j.tjog.2018.09.001. PMID: 30342649
Keenan K, Hipwell A, McAloon R, Hoffmann A, Mohanty A, Magee K
Early Hum Dev 2017 Feb;105:11-15. Epub 2017 Jan 15 doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2017.01.003. PMID: 28095344Free PMC Article
Tamrakar SR
Nepal Med Coll J 2013 Mar;15(1):40-5. PMID: 24592793
Clapp JF 3rd, Lopez B, Simonean S
J Soc Gynecol Investig 1999 Sep-Oct;6(5):268-72. doi: 10.1016/s1071-5576(99)00020-9. PMID: 10554766
Rhoades DA, Latza U, Mueller BA
J Reprod Med 1999 Jan;44(1):39-45. PMID: 9987738

Prognosis

Murlewska J, Sylwestrzak O, Poszwa P, Respondek-Liberska M
J Perinat Med 2021 Jun 25;49(5):590-595. Epub 2021 Feb 11 doi: 10.1515/jpm-2020-0316. PMID: 33567478
Tagliaferri S, Esposito FG, Esposito G, Saccone G, Signorini MG, Magenes G, Campanile M, Guida M, Zullo F
J Obstet Gynaecol 2020 Apr;40(3):316-323. Epub 2019 Sep 5 doi: 10.1080/01443615.2019.1621816. PMID: 31976797
Masad R, Gutvirtz G, Wainstock T, Sheiner E
J Perinatol 2020 Mar;40(3):439-444. Epub 2019 Oct 8 doi: 10.1038/s41372-019-0511-x. PMID: 31595022
Dias T, Mahsud-Dornan S, Bhide A, Papageorghiou AT, Thilaganathan B
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2010 Feb;35(2):201-4. doi: 10.1002/uog.7501. PMID: 20069540
Hasegawa J, Matsuoka R, Ichizuka K, Sekizawa A, Okai T
Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2009 Mar;48(1):23-7. doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60031-0. PMID: 19346188

Clinical prediction guides

Neamţu SD, Novac MB, Neamţu AV, Stanca ID, Boldeanu MV, Gluhovschi A, Stanca L, Dijmărescu AL, Manolea MM, Trăistaru MR, Mateescu GO, Siminel MA
Rom J Morphol Embryol 2022 Jan-Mar;63(1):229-235. doi: 10.47162/RJME.63.1.26. PMID: 36074689Free PMC Article
Murlewska J, Sylwestrzak O, Poszwa P, Respondek-Liberska M
J Perinat Med 2021 Jun 25;49(5):590-595. Epub 2021 Feb 11 doi: 10.1515/jpm-2020-0316. PMID: 33567478
Schreiber H, Daykan Y, Arbib N, Markovitch O, Berkovitz A, Biron-Shental T
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2019 Aug;300(2):279-283. Epub 2019 May 7 doi: 10.1007/s00404-019-05178-w. PMID: 31065803
Dias T, Mahsud-Dornan S, Bhide A, Papageorghiou AT, Thilaganathan B
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2010 Feb;35(2):201-4. doi: 10.1002/uog.7501. PMID: 20069540
Sohaey R
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 1998 Aug;19(4):355-69. doi: 10.1016/s0887-2171(98)90093-2. PMID: 9718664

Recent systematic reviews

Ahmed R, Mosa H, Sultan M, Helill SE, Assefa B, Abdu M, Ahmed U, Abose S, Nuramo A, Alemu A, Demelash M, Delil R
PLoS One 2021;16(8):e0255488. Epub 2021 Aug 5 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255488. PMID: 34351953Free PMC Article
Hayes DJL, Warland J, Parast MM, Bendon RW, Hasegawa J, Banks J, Clapham L, Heazell AEP
PLoS One 2020;15(9):e0239630. Epub 2020 Sep 24 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239630. PMID: 32970750Free PMC Article
Li C, Miao JK, Xu Y, Hua YY, Ma Q, Zhou LL, Liu HJ, Chen QX
Eur J Neurol 2017 Aug;24(8):1006-1015. Epub 2017 Jun 24 doi: 10.1111/ene.13337. PMID: 28646492
Rossi AC, Prefumo F
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2013 Feb;41(2):131-5. doi: 10.1002/uog.12345. PMID: 23371346
Nassar N, Roberts CL, Barratt A, Bell JC, Olive EC, Peat B
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2006 Mar;20(2):163-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2006.00702.x. PMID: 16466434

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