title: Factors influencing mortality and morbidity after clinically apparent intraventricular haemorrhage.
abstract: Twenty newborn infants with clinically apparent intraventricular haemorrhage were studied in order to determine the factors associated with mortality and morbidity. Ten survived, 4 without handicap and 2 with only moderate handicap. Maturity and not size of haemorrhage appeared to be the main factor affecting mortality and morbidity at 1 year. Coma longer than 24 hours after intraventricular haemorrhage distinguished survivors with handicap from those without and may be a useful prognostic sign.
mesh_terms: D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D011379:Prognosis; D012964:Sodium / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D012964:Sodium