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Periventricular Leukomalacia:
Author(s) -
CALVERT S. A.,
HOSKINS E. M.,
FONG K. W.,
FORSYTH S. C.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1986.tb10235.x
Subject(s) - periventricular leukomalacia , medicine , pediatrics , echogenicity , incidence (geometry) , low birth weight , birth weight , motor skill , gestational age , ultrasonography , surgery , pregnancy , genetics , physics , optics , biology , psychiatry
. The ultrasonographic findings and neurological development of 15 preterm infants, born between August 1981 and July 1984, who developed periventricular leukomalacia (P.V.L.) are described. The incidence of P.V.L. in infants with a birth weight less than 1500 g was 2.3 %. Nine of the 15 infants demonstrated areas of increased echogenicity in the periventricular regions prior to the development of cystic changes. The mean age for the appearance of cysts was 26 days. At follow‐up 14 infants showed evidence of abnormal motor development and 8 infants had visual defects. All infants appear to have normal hearing, but 3 infants show signs of delayed speech. To date, only 2 infants demonstrate signs of mental retardation, but many of the infants are too young to assess intelligence accurately.