Table 3.
Organ System Abnormalities Resulting from Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
Potential Organ System Abnormalities | Neonatal Period | Long Term |
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Neurologic | Periventricular leukomalacia, intraventricular hemorrhage | Language delay, strabismus, mental retardation, cerebral palsy |
Cardiogenic | Cardiomyopathy with systolic or diastolic dysfunction | Pulmonary stenosis, atrial septal defect |
Other | Anemia/polycythemia, limb ischemia | Unknown |