Intracranial nontraumatic haemorrhage of fetus or newborn

**Definition:** Intraventricular (nontraumatic) haemorrhage of the fetus and newborn is a condition characterised by bleeding within the skull of a newborn that is not due to injury causing physical damage.

**Long definition:** Intraventricular (nontraumatic) haemorrhage of the fetus and newborn is a a condition characterized by bleeding within the skull of a newborn that is not due to injury causing physical damage.The site of origin of intraventricular (nontraumatic) haemorrhage of fetus and newborn is the subependymal germinal matrix. Intraventricular (nontraumatic) haemorrhage of the fetus and newborn is classified anatomically by imaging appearance, although the pathophysiology of grade 4 intraventricular haemorrhage is different than for the lower 3 grades of intraventricular hemorrhage.The site of origin of intraventricular (nontraumatic) haemorrhage of fetus and newborn is the subependymal germinal matrix. Intraventricular (nontraumatic) haemorrhage of the fetus and newborn is classified anatomically by imaging appearance, although the pathophysiology of grade 4 intraventricular haemorrhage is different than for the lower 3 grades of intraventricular hemorrhage.

**Exclusions:** - Intracranial haemorrhage due to head trauma - intracranial haemorrhage due to birth injury