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Karyorrhexis of neurons in Sommer's sector of the hippocampus as a manifestation of an intrauterine hypoxic event is reported in a 22-week gestation stillborn. The hypoxia occurred as a result of maternal cardiorespiratory arrest.
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Galloway, P.G., Roessmann, U. Neuronal karyorrhexis in Sommer's sector in a 22-week stillborn. Acta Neuropathol 70, 343–344 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00686095
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