title: [Intracranial alterations in infants and small children. Techniques and results of sonography (author's transl)].
abstract: As long as the fontanelle is open sonographical examination of intracranial alterations in infants and small children (maximally aged 2 years) is a rather helpful, rapid, cheap, non-invasive, and easily repeated method with no side-effects. Brain structures can be shown in two planes giving a fair amount of instructive results. The method should be used as a routine for screening in children at risk. The use of intracranial computer tomography in infants and small children can be significantly reduced by sonography, as we could show.
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000175:diagnosis; D012306:Risk; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Intrakranielle Veränderungen im Säuglings- und frühen Kindesalter. Technik und Ergebnisse der Sonographie.