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Unilateral germinal matrix hemorrhage in the newborn.
Author(s) -
Donn S M,
Bowerman R A
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.1985.4.5.251
Subject(s) - medicine , germinal matrix , intraventricular hemorrhage , intraparenchymal hemorrhage , ductus arteriosus , germinal center , hemodynamics , matrix (chemical analysis) , radiology , cardiology , anatomy , pathology , surgery , subarachnoid hemorrhage , pregnancy , gestational age , antibody , materials science , b cell , biology , immunology , composite material , genetics
A review of cranial ultrasound examinations performed on 426 newborns over a 42‐month period demonstrated a predominance of left‐sided germinal matrix hemorrhage over both right‐sided and bilateral germinal matrix hemorrhage. Distribution of intraventricular or intraparenchymal hemorrhage did not show this pattern. The reasons for left‐sided predominance of germinal matrix hemorrhage remain speculative, and perhaps are related to cerebrovascular anatomic differences or to hemodynamic stresses related to patency of the ductus arteriosus.