Prenatal intracranial haemorrhage.
An infant with antenatal diagnosis of intracranial bleeding from the choroid plexus is reported; diagnosis was by ultrasound. Postnatally the site, extent of the bleed and hydrocephalus were verified by ultrasound, and Doppler flow studies showed that cerebral blood-flow was compromised. A ventriculostomy was performed and intracranial pressure was monitored and relieved; removal of cerebrospinal fluid pending insertion of a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt was monitored by daily ultrasound. Thus the management of every stage of this infant's treatment depended on ultrasound.
Stirling
H F
HF
Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh.
Hendry
M
M
Brown
J K
JK
D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000196:embryology*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography