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Article: Neonatal porencephaly in very low birth weight infants: Ultrasound timing of asphyxial injury and neurodevelopmental outcome at two years of age
- Article from:
- Journal of Maternal - Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
- Article date:
- December 1, 2005
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CopyrightCopyright CRC Press Dec 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Abstract
Objective. To investigate and diagnose the timing of asphyxial injury leading to cerebral cavitation with subsequent developing of neonatal porencephaly in the preterm VLBW infant. All newborns underwent careful neurodevelopmental outcome at 2 years of corrected age.
Methods. 250 consecutive VLBW infants (mean gestational age of 28 weeks and mean birthweight of 1150 g) have been study by means of weekly neonatal transfontanellae ultrasonography. Periventricular white matter necrosis was diagnosed when echolucencies were visible after day 3 from birth.
Results. Twelve cases of neonatal porencephaly were diagnosed by ultrasound. The timing of asphyxial insult leading to cerebral ...