title: Intracerebellar hemorrhage in premature infants: sonographic detection and outcome.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Heidelberg, Germany. Hanna.Mueller@med.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Beedgen
authors.forename: Jens-Peter
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Schenk
authors.forename: Jochen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tröger
authors.forename: Otwin
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Linderkamp
mesh_terms: 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