Early diagnosis of perinatal cerebral lesions in apparently normal full-term newborns by ultrasound of the brain
The brains of 1000 consecutive, clinically normal, full-term neonate without signs of perinatal distress were examined by ultrasound 3 days postpartum. We found 35 cases of intracranial haemorrhage (periventricular, choroid plexus and intraventricular); 34 possible sequelae of bleeding (subependymal...
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Published in | Neuroradiology Vol. 35; no. 2; p. 85 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Germany
01.01.1993
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Summary: | The brains of 1000 consecutive, clinically normal, full-term neonate without signs of perinatal distress were examined by ultrasound 3 days postpartum. We found 35 cases of intracranial haemorrhage (periventricular, choroid plexus and intraventricular); 34 possible sequelae of bleeding (subependymal and choroid plexus pseudocysts; local dilatation of the lateral ventricles) and 21 morphological aberrations. Most of these 90 abnormalities were checked several times. Four children with intracranial haemorrhage developed symptoms (3 hemipareses, 1 infantile spasm) within a year of birth. No child without sonographic abnormalities has so far been recognized as developing a clinical deficit. |
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ISSN: | 0028-3940 |
DOI: | 10.1007/BF00593960 |