Evidence for late developmental deficit in very low birth weight infants surviving intraventricular hemorrhage

Childs Brain. 1984;11(4):261-9. doi: 10.1159/000120186.

Abstract

88 very low birth weight preterm infants who had been evaluated with neonatal computed tomography scanning and/or echoencephalography were subsequently brought to follow-up. Serial neurodevelopmental testing at 6, 12, and 18 months corrected age demonstrated that even the lesser grades of germinal matrix and intraventricular hemorrhage may be associated with a relatively less favorable neurodevelopmental outcome.

MeSH terms

  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / complications*
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Cerebral Ventricles*
  • Developmental Disabilities / diagnosis
  • Developmental Disabilities / etiology*
  • Echoencephalography
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / complications
  • Hydrocephalus / diagnosis
  • Infant
  • Infant, Low Birth Weight / psychology*
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed