Diagnostic/prognostic significance of photo-evoked eyelid microvibration in neonates with intracranial hemorrhage.
Photo-evoked eyelid microvibration (PEMV) was recorded in neonates with intracranial hemorrhage in order to determine whether it serves as a useful indicator of clinical course and also prognosis. Although the latency of PEMV was prolonged or absent in the acute stage of ICH, it returned to a normal range in these subjects with the improvement of symptoms. Three infants whose PEMV were still prolonged in the convalescent stage developed mental retardation or cerebral palsy. PEMV may be a useful predictor of the prognosis of neonatal ICH and its prolongation may signal later neurological sequelae.
D001767:Blinking; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D011379:Prognosis