Abstract
Ultrasonography has been widely used to detect intracranial disease, specially intracranial hemorrhage, in premature neonates and has been shown to be highly reliable in this group of patients.
This method has also been used for the diagnosis and follow-up of hydrocephalus and multifocal necrosis of the white matter (periventricular leukomalacia), both of which are serious complications of intraventricular IV and cerebral hamorrhages.
Eighty seven infants admitted to the Newborn Care Unit of the Uruguayan Center of Perinatology from April, 1984 through December, 1985 were studied. Ultrasongraphy was performed in all neonates with birthweight less than 1500 g and in all cases with suspected I/V hemorrhage or hydrocephalus regardless of birthweight.
IVH was identified in 48% (42 cases) of the total population studied. Its severity was graded using Papile's classification.
One of every three newborns had transient or permanent hydrocephalus and of these, only one required ventriculo-peritoneal shunt.
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Bustos, R. INTRAVENTRICULAR HEMORRHAGE AS A CAUSE OF HYDROCEPHALUS IN PREMATURE NEWBORNS. Pediatr Res 22, 371 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198709000-00042
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198709000-00042