Intracerebellar hemorrhage in premature infants: sonographic detection and outcome.
OBJECTIVE
Intracerebellar hemorrhage is a rarely confirmed diagnosis in preterm infants in comparison to peri-/intraventricular hemorrhage. This study evaluates the incidence of intracerebellar hemorrhage and neurological outcome in preterm infants.


METHODS
260 infants with gestational age of 22-32 weeks were studied prospectively by cranial ultrasound. Neurodevelopmental outcome was examined in the first three years of life.


RESULTS
15 infants had intracranial hemorrhage grade II-IV (10 intraventricular, 6 intracerebellar hemorrhage). Neurodevelopmental follow-up showed that one infant with intracerebellar hemorrhage is severely handicapped, two have moderate and two mild impairments and one has no sequelae.


CONCLUSIONS
Cerebellar hemorrhage is not rare if ultrasound examination is specifically focused on cerebellar lesions.
Müller
Hanna
H
Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Heidelberg, Germany. Hanna.Mueller@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Beedgen
Bernd
B
Schenk
Jens-Peter
JP
Tröger
Jochen
J
Linderkamp
Otwin
O
D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002657:Child Development; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D014463:Ultrasonography