Open AccessCranial sonography in preterm infants with short review of literature
Author(s) -
Rajendra Kumar Diwakar,
Omesh Khurana
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/jpn.jpn_60_17
Subject(s) - medicine , choroid plexus , periventricular leukomalacia , hydrocephalus , intraventricular hemorrhage , ultrasound , gestational age , pediatrics , ventriculomegaly , radiology , fetus , pregnancy , central nervous system , biology , genetics
Premature newborn infants are exposed to a wide spectrum of brain lesions which are clinically silent supporting a possible role of cerebral ultrasound screening. Aim of the study is to describe the pattern of cranial ultrasound abnormalities in preterm infants defining the short term and long term neurologic outcomes.