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Value of ultrasound for identification of acute hemorrhagic necrosis of thalamus and basal ganglia in an asphyxiated term infant
Author(s) -
Kreusser Katherine L.,
Schmidt Robert E.,
Shackelford Gray D.,
Volpe Joseph J.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410160315
Subject(s) - basal ganglia , putamen , globus pallidus , thalamus , asphyxia , medicine , asphyxia neonatorum , pathology , necrosis , caudate nucleus , ultrasound , central nervous system , anesthesia , radiology
An infant with profound intrapartum and postpartum asphyxia demonsstrated striking bilateral echodensities in the region of the thalamus and basal ganglia on ultrasound scan. Neuropathological examination confirmed the presence of symmetrical areas of hemorrhagic necrosis involving the thalamus, caudate, putamen, and globus pallidus. The findings demonstrate the value of ultrasonography in the identification of this variety of perinatal hypoxic‐ischemic injury.