P70 Lenticulostriate vasculopathy in preterm and term infants – a prospective study

• Published in: Archives of disease in childhood Vol. 102; no. Suppl 2; pp. A60 - A61
• Main Authors: Acs, Beata, Ghi, Lucica, Pl ia u, Vasilica, Voicil, Ionela, Balint-Boia, Iuliana, Andriani, Simona, Ciomârtan, Tatiana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.06.2017
• Subjects: Age; Asphyxia; Babies; Bacterial diseases; Basal ganglia; Down Syndrome; Down's syndrome; Hemorrhage; Hypoxia; Infants; Lesions; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neonates; Patients; Perinatal exposure; Premature birth; Risk factors; Thalamus; Vascular diseases; Young Children; United States > US

Background and aimsLenticulostriate vasculopathy (LSV) is a sonographic term given to the hyperechogenic vessels in the thalamus and/or basal ganglia detected on routine head ultrasound (HUS) in neonates or infants. LSV is often associated with various perinatal and neonatal abnormalities, but in ma...