Hemorrhagic periventricular leukomalacia in the neonate: a real-time ultrasound study.
Periventricular leukomalacia is an important complication of hypoperfusion of the brain in immature newborn infants. In a real-time ultrasound study with frequent scanning of 120 infants of birth weight less than 1,501 g, hemorrhagic periventricular leukomalacia was observed in nine (7.5%), and in five of these infants subsequent development of cystic degeneration was noted. The overall incidence of intraventricular hemorrhage in the same population was 48%.
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography