Trends in severe brain injury and neurodevelopmental outcome in premature newborn infants: the role of cystic periventricular leukomalacia.
J Pediatr
; 145(5): 593-9, 2004 Nov.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15520756
OBJECTIVES: To determine if the incidence of sonographically detected cystic periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) and periventricular hemorrhagic infarction (PVHI) have changed over the past decade and to determine if a decline in cystic PVL was associated with a change in neurodevelopmental outcome. STUDY DESIGN: Premature newborn infants admitted to our intensive care nursery from 1992 to 2002 were identified in a comprehensive nursery database. Premature newborn infants had routine neurosonography by means of a standardized protocol. Infants weighing < or =1500 g at birth surviving to nursery discharge were enrolled in a nursery follow-up clinic. RESULTS: Adjusting for gestational age, there was a significant decrease in cystic PVL from 1992 to 2002 (P=.003) without a concurrent decrease in PVHI (P=0.5). Cystic PVL and PVHI accounted for only 9 of the 28 cases of cerebral palsy and 12 of 90 cases of abnormal Developmental Scores in infants weighing <1500 g at birth. The decline in cystic PVL was not associated with improved developmental outcome from 1992 to 2002. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of cystic PVL declined significantly from 1992 to 2002 at our center. Cystic PVL was detected by ultrasound in a minority of infants with abnormal neurodevelopmental outcome, indicating that other forms of cerebral injury account for the majority of abnormal neurodevelopmental outcomes in premature newborn infants.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Leucomalácia Periventricular
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Encéfalo
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Hemorragia Cerebral
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Infarto Cerebral
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Desenvolvimento Infantil
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos