Sonographically detected subarachnoid hemorrhage: an independent predictorof neonatal posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus?

Authors
Hansen, AR DiSalvo, D Kazam, E Allred, EN Leviton, A
Citation
Ar. Hansen et al., Sonographically detected subarachnoid hemorrhage: an independent predictorof neonatal posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus?, CLIN IMAG, 24(3), 2000, pp. 121-129
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging
Journal title
CLINICAL IMAGING
ISSN journal
08997071 → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
121 - 129
Database
ISI
SICI code
0899-7071(200005/06)24:3<121:SDSHAI>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Blood from an intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) can collect in the basilar cisterns and cause ventriculomegaly and eventual need for ventriculoperiton eal (VP) shunt. We looked for sonographic evidence of subarachnoid hemorrha ge (SAH) in three basal cisterns and in the Sylvian fissure of 82 infants w ith IVH, 30 of whom had ventriculomegaly. We found that ultrasonographicall y diagnosed SAH and measurement of ventricular blood volume predict ventric ulomegaly and need for VP shunt. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.