MULTICYSTIC ENCEPHALOMALACIA IN TERM INFANTS

The terms ''multicystic encephalomalacia'' and ''subcortical leucomala cia'' (SCL) are used to describe the presence of areas of necrosis tha t develop into cystic lesions inside the brain. These lesions are gene rally due to severe asphyxia and/or hypotension. The designation SCL c an also be used to describe the extent and the seat of the lesion in t he brain or to distinguish subcortical lesions from periventricular an d/or combined ones. In this study we give an account of our experience with eight newborns admitted to our neonatal intensive care unit, who presented clinical-neurological alterations and encephalomalacic lesi ons whose presence was documented by ultrasonography.