Cerebrovascular disease in newborn infants. Report of three cases with clinical follow-up and brain SPECT imaging.
The clinical and neurological findings of three neonates with the diagnosis of cerebrovascular disease are reported. The neuropsychological evaluation disclosed impairment of fine motor function, coordination, language, perception and behavioral disturbances. Brain SPECT imaging revealed perfusional deficits in the three cases.
de Moura-Ribeiro
M V
MV
Departamento de Neurologia e Divisão de Medicina Nuclear, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (FCM) da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brasil.
Ciasca
S M
SM
Vale-Cavalcanti
M
M
Etchebehere
E C
EC
Camargo
E E
EE
D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D020521:Stroke / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon