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Identification of Isolated Lenticulostriate Vasculopathy in Preterm Infants

Journal of Perinatology volume 24, page 271 (2004)Cite this article

Dear Editor:

We read with interest the recent article written by Hemachandra et al.1 in which the authors reported their retrospective finding that, in their neonatal intensive care unit, lenticulostriate vasculopathy (LSV) was a relatively common head ultrasound (HUS) finding (4.6% (21 of 453)) among babies born prematurely. Our experience, during the conduct of the Magnesium and Neurologic Endpoints Trial (MagNET), was not dissimilar from theirs. In our prospectively identified cohort of prematurely born infants, all of whom underwent HUS, we also found LSV to be quite prevalent (9.6% (14 of 146)). Although we cannot comment on the differences between early and late LSV, as discussed by Hemachandra et al., we would like to comment on other aspects of this interesting ultrasound finding in the thalamic vasculature of the neonatal brain.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA

    Mittendorf Robert

  2. Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA

    Pryde Peter G

  3. Division of Developmental Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA

    Roizen Nancy

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Robert, M., Peter G, P. & Nancy, R. Identification of Isolated Lenticulostriate Vasculopathy in Preterm Infants. J Perinatol 24, 271 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7211055

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