Incidence and evolution of subependymal and intraventricular hemorrhage: A study of infants with birth weights less than 1,500 gm

Lu Ann Papile, Jerome Burstein, Rochelle Burstein, Herbert Koffler

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Abstract

We have performed brain scanning by computed tomography on 46 consecutive live-born infants whose birth weights were less than 1,500 gm; 20 of them had evidence of cerebral intraventricular hemorrhage. Nine of the 29 infants who survived had IVH. Four grades of IVH were identified. Grade I and II lesions resolved spontaneously, but there was prominence of the interhemispheric fissue on CT of the infants at six months of age. Hydrocephalus developed in infants with Grade III and IV lesions. Seven of the surviving infants with IVH did not have clinical evidence of hemorrhage. There were no significant differences between the infants with and without IVH in birth weight, gestational age, one- and fiveminute Apgar scores, or the need for resuscitation at birth or for subsequent respiratory assistance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)529-534
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Pediatrics
Volume92
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1978

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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