Ultrasound control of progressive hydrocephalus in infancy.
The authors conducted multidimensional echotomography on 119 infants to determine hydrocephalus and other disorders. The process proved quite reliable in showing changes in ventricle size. They raise the idea of conducting broad scale preventive screening among infants in danger groups to achieve early diagnosis.
D002508:Cephalometry; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004453:Echoencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis