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Forty-six infants with b. w. < 1,501 gm were prospectively studied to determine if the presence and grade of IVH adversely affected neurodevelopmental outcome. CT scans were done on all infants and hemorrhages graded according to Papile's method. Twenty-six infants had no hemorrhage (Group 1); 12 had Grade I or II (Group 2), and 8 had Grade III or IV (Group 3). Groups did not differ in x b. w., obstetrical complications, or socioeconomic status. The following were significantly different between groups:
In spite of significant mean differences in Bayley scores and abnormal neurological examinations among the groups, 3 of 7 (43%) patients in Group 3 were completely normal. We suggest that although Papile's method of grading IVH is useful it is not reliably predictive of abnormal outcome.
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Anderson, C., Halsey, C., Ahmed, G. et al. 1323 NEURODEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME AT 2 YEARS IN PRETERM INFANTS WITH INTRAVENTRICULAR HEMORRHAGE. Pediatr Res 19, 331 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198504000-01347
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198504000-01347