Transient hydrocephalus in premature infants: Treatment by lumbar punctures.

Lancet (London, England) ·Vol. 1 ·No. 7958 ·1976-03-06 ·Pages 512-4

Goldstein GW, Chaplin ER, Maitland J, Norman D

Abstract

Three premature infants with post-haemorrhagic hydrocephalus were treated by removing large volumes of cerebrospinal fluid with repeated lumbar punctures. After this treatment, a computerised tomographic brain scan showed that ventricle size had decreased, and subsequent head growth was normal in all three patients. The results suggest that acquired hydrocephalus in premature infants may be transient and that ventricular shunts may not be necessary in all cases.

MeSH Terms

Cephalometry Cerebral Hemorrhage/complications Cerebrospinal Fluid/analysis Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins/analysis Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts Drainage Follow-Up Studies Glucose/analysis Humans Hydrocephalus/diagnosis,etiology,surgery Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature, Diseases/diagnosis,etiology,surgery Intracranial Pressure Male Radionuclide Imaging Spinal Puncture Time Factors

Chemicals

Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins Glucose

Authors & Affiliations

4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Goldstein G W

Chaplin E R

Maitland J

Norman D

Article Info

Journal

Lancet (London, England)

Abbr.

Lancet

ISSN

0140-6736

DOI

10.1016/s0140-6736(76)90297-x

Published

1976-03-06

Pages

512-4

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

2985213R

Subset

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