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Frontal periventricular cysts on the first day of life. A one‐year clinical follow‐up and its significance.
Author(s) -
Sudakoff G S,
Mitchell D G,
Stanley C,
Graziani L J
Publication year - 1991
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.1991.10.1.25
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , pediatrics , in utero , subependymal zone , ventriculomegaly , pregnancy , fetus , pathology , biology , genetics
During a 6‐year period, the prospective interpretations of routine screening cranial ultrasound on 1453 premature infants indicated frontal periventricular cysts in 7 infants without other intracranial abnormalities during the first 24 hours after birth. The medical records of these 7 infants and their mothers and a developmental assessment at age 1 year were also reviewed. The cysts were predominantly single and unilateral and ranged in size from 2 to 11 mm. One infant had bilateral subependymal cysts as well as frontal periventricular cysts. All 7 infants before 1 year of age demonstrated mild neurological deficiencies. However, 6 of 7 demonstrated partial or complete resolution of their neurological impairment by the end of 1 year. One infant was lost to clinical follow‐up. The presence of these frontal periventricular cysts in the first 24 hours after birth suggests an in‐utero event, such as antepartum hemorrhagic infarction, as their etiology.