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In an effort to elucidate the long-term effects of neonatal cerebellar hemorrhage, 6 children with this lesion documented on CT scan were assessed neurodevelopmentally. All were managed conservatively without surgical evacuation of the hematoma. Perinatal data and developmental performance (on the Gesell, Bayley or McCarthy) are shown below:
Neurologic findings included mild to moderate hypotonia (5), ataxia (4), titubation (2), dysmetria and/or tremor (4). Of the 5 children above 1 year of age, only 1 ambulated without aids. In general, motor skills were more severely impaired than cognitive functioning. These data suggest that children surviving cerebellar hemorrhage not only have neurologic deficits related to the site of hemorrhage, but cognitive deficits, related to a more generalized cerebral insult. Follow-up is indicated to clarify ultimate intellectual and neurologic functioning.
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Williamson, W., Percy, A., Fishman, M. et al. CEREBELLAR HEMORRHAGE: DEVELOPMENTAL & NEUROLOGIC OUTCOME. Pediatr Res 18 (Suppl 4), 384 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198404001-01746
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198404001-01746