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Cerebellar hemorrhage on magnetic resonance imaging in preterm newborns associated with abnormal neurologic outcome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20833401     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between cerebellar hemorrhage in preterm infants seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), but not on ultrasonography, and neurodevelopmental outcome.
STUDY DESIGN: Images from a cohort study of MRI in preterm newborns were reviewed for cerebellar hemorrhage. The children were assessed at a mean age of 4.8 years with neurologic examination and developmental testing using the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence, Third Edition.
RESULTS: Cerebellar hemorrhage was detected on both ultrasonography and MRI in 3 of the 131 preterm newborns evaluated, whereas smaller hemorrhages were seen only on MRI in 10 newborns (total incidence, 10%). Adjusting for gestational age at birth, intraventricular hemorrhage, and white matter injury, cerebellar hemorrhage detectable solely by MRI was associated with a 5-fold increased odds of abnormal neurologic examination compared with newborns without cerebellar hemorrhage (outcome data in 74%). No association with the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence, Third Edition score was found.
CONCLUSIONS: Cerebellar hemorrhage is not uncommon in preterm newborns. Although associated with neurologic abnormalities, hemorrhage seen only on MRI is associated with much more optimistic outcomes than that visible on ultrasonography.
Authors:
Emily W Y Tam; Glenn Rosenbluth; Elizabeth E Rogers; Donna M Ferriero; David Glidden; Ruth B Goldstein; Hannah C Glass; Robert E Piecuch; A James Barkovich
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-09-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of pediatrics     Volume:  158     ISSN:  1097-6833     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Pediatr.     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-01-17     Completed Date:  2011-02-24     Revised Date:  2012-02-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375410     Medline TA:  J Pediatr     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  245-50     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2011 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Case-Control Studies
Cerebellum / pathology*
Cerebral Hemorrhage / complications,  pathology*,  ultrasonography
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Developmental Disabilities / epidemiology,  etiology*,  physiopathology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature*
Intelligence Tests
Linear Models
Logistic Models
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Male
Neurologic Examination / methods
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Ultrasonography, Doppler
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
K23 NS066137-02/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; KL2 RR024130-05/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; KL2RR024130/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; R01 NS046432-06/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01 NS046432-07/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01 NS346432/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; UL1 RR024131/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; UL1 RR024131-05/RR/NCRR NIH HHS

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