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Measurement of the growth of the lateral ventricles in preterm infants with real-time ultrasound.

Archives of disease in childhood ·Vol. 56 ·No. 12 ·1981-12-00 ·Pages 900-4

Levene MI

Abstract

Real-time ultrasound was used to make exact measurements from the lateral wall of the body of the lateral ventricle to the falx (the ventricular index) in 273 infants of varying gestational ages. The measurement performed in an axial plane through the temporoparietal bone correlated closely with an actual measurement made in coronal plane in 50 infants. A cross-sectional centile chart was drawn up of the normal range for this measurement from 27 to 42 weeks' postmenstrual age. A further chart showing the rate of change of the ventricular index allowed growth of the ventricles to be assessed in a longitudinal manner. Use of these charts permits early detection of hydrocephalus or dilated ventricles secondary to cerebral atrophy.

MeSH Terms
Aging Cerebral Ventricles/growth & development Gestational Age Humans Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature Reference Values Ultrasonography
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Levene M I
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Article Info
Journal
Archives of disease in childhood
Abbr.
Arch Dis Child
ISSN
1468-2044
DOI
10.1136/adc.56.12.900
Published
1981-12-00
Pages
900-4
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
0372434
PMCID
PMC1627506
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1136/adc.56.12.900 PMC Full Text View journal details
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