An infant with isoimmune thrombocytopenia and presumed intrauterine intra cranial hemorrhage is presented. This infant developed focal seizures on day 6 of life which were controlled with phenobarbital. Presently, the infant is growing and developing normally. Previous cases have been described and are summarized in this paper. There is no known method for predicting or preventing this particular complication.
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