Posthaemorrhagic ventricular dilatation.
Posthaemorrhagic ventricular dilatation is the most serious direct complication of intraventricular haemorrhage after preterm birth. It results initially from multiple small blood clots throughout the cerebrospinal fluid channels impeding circulation and reabsorption. Management is difficult and new treatment approaches are needed.
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Division of Child Health, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. andrew.whitelaw@bristol.ac.uk
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D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000628:therapy*