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Intracerebellar hemorrhage in premature infants: sonographic detection and outcome
Hanna Müller1, Bernd Beedgen, Jens-Peter Schenk
1Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Heidelberg, Germany. Hanna.Mueller@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Aims:
Intracerebellar hemorrhage is a rarely confirmed diagnosis in preterm infants in comparison to peri-/intraventricular hemorrhage. This study evaluates the incidence of intracerebellar hemorrhage and neurological outcome in preterm infants.
Methods:
260 infants with gestational age of 22-32 weeks were studied prospectively by cranial ultrasound. Neurodevelopmental outcome was examined in the first three years of life.
Results:
15 infants had intracranial hemorrhage grade II-IV (10 intraventricular, 6 intracerebellar hemorrhage). Neurodevelopmental follow-up showed that one infant with intracerebellar hemorrhage is severely handicapped, two have moderate and two mild impairments and one has no sequelae.
Conclusion:
Cerebellar hemorrhage is not rare if ultrasound examination is specifically focused on cerebellar lesions.
