Periventricular leukomalacia related to neonatal anoxia: recognition by computed tomography

Periventricular areas of decreased attenuation coefficient were demonstrated by computed tomography (CT) in two infants with neurological involvement after episodes of neonatal hypoxia. This CT finding is related to anoxic periventricular leukomalacia, which is well documented in the literature. Follow-up CT scans in our two patients demonstrated reversibility of the white matter changes.