Ultrasound identification of lateral ventricular asymmetry in the human neonate.
Sonography was used to investigate left-right asymmetries of the brain in 66 human neonates with gestational ages of 28-44 wk. The body of the left lateral ventricle was larger than the right in 21 infants (31.8%), whereas the right was larger than the left in only four infants (6.1%)(p less than 0.001). Asymmetry of the lateral ventricles can be detected in the normal neonatal brain using sonography.
D000886:Anthropometry; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography