Obstructive ventriculomegaly.
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) occurs primarily in premature infants, and post-hemorrhagic ventricular dilatation is a well-known complication in this age-group. Blood clots within the ventricle are diagnostic of ICH but not usually seen. In our case Real-Time Ultrasonography has proved to be very helpful to identify intraventricular hematomas and to control obstructive ventriculomegaly without therapeutic intervention.
D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000473:pathology; D004453:Echoencephalography; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed