Computed tomography in perinatal hypoxic and hypoglycemic encephalopathy with emphasis on follow-up studies.
Cranial computed tomography (CT) scans of 10 cases of perinatal hypoxia and 9 cases of perinatal hypoglycemia were reviewed. Emphasis was placed on follow-up studies. Periventricular hypodensity and intracranial (subarachnoidal and/or intraventricular) hemorrhage were the most frequent findings in the early CT scans of perinatal hypoxia. In the follow-up studies of the cases with periventricular hypodensity, return to normality was observed in most instances. In neonatal hypoglycemia, the findings were similar except for the rarity of intracranial bleeding.
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014695:Cerebral Ventriculography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed