Intracranial haemorrhage : an incidental finding at magnetic resonance imaging in a cohort of late preterm and term infants
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2014
Citazione:
Intracranial haemorrhage : an incidental finding at magnetic resonance imaging in a cohort of late preterm and term infants / I. Sirgiovanni, S. Avignone, M. Groppo, L. Bassi, S. Passera, P. Schiavolin, G. Lista, C. Cinnante, F. Triulzi, M. Fumagalli, F. Mosca. - In: PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY. - ISSN 0301-0449. - 44:3(2014), pp. 289-296. [Epub ahead of print] [10.1007/s00247-013-2826-7]
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) in term newborns has been increasingly recognised but the occurrence in late preterm infants and the clinical presentation are still unclear.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the appearance of intracranial haemorrhage at MRI in a cohort of infants born at 34 weeks' gestation or more and to correlate MRI findings with neonatal symptoms.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed neonatal brain MRI scans performed during a 3-year period. We included neonates ≥34 weeks' gestation with intracranial haemorrhage and compared findings with those in babies without intracranial haemorrhage. Babies were classified into three groups according to haemorrhage location: (1) infratentorial, (2) infra- and supratentorial, (3) infra- and supratentorial + parenchymal involvement.
RESULTS: Intracranial haemorrhage was observed in 36/240 babies (15%). All of these 36 had subdural haemorrhage. Sixteen babies were included in group 1; 16 in group 2; 4 in group 3. All infants in groups 1 and 2 were asymptomatic except one who was affected by intraventricular haemorrhage grade 3. Among the infants in group 3, who had intracranial haemorrhage with parenchymal involvement, three of the four (75%) presented with acute neurological symptoms. Uncomplicated spontaneous vaginal delivery was reported in 20/36 neonates (56%), vacuum extraction in 4 (11%) and caesarean section in 12 (33%). Babies with intracranial haemorrhage had significantly higher gestational age (38 ± 2 weeks vs. 37 ± 2 weeks) and birth weight (3,097 ± 485 g vs. 2,803 ± 741 g) compared to babies without intracranial haemorrhage and were more likely to be delivered vaginally than by caesarian section.
CONCLUSION: Mild intracranial haemorrhage (groups 1 and 2) is relatively common in late preterm and term infants, although it mostly represents an incidental finding in clinically asymptomatic babies; early neurological symptoms appear to be related to parenchymal involvement.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Full-term newborn; Intracranial haemorrhage; Intraparenchymal haemorrhage; Late preterm infant; MRI; Subdural haemorrhage
Elenco autori:
I. Sirgiovanni, S. Avignone, M. Groppo, L. Bassi, S. Passera, P. Schiavolin, G. Lista, C. Cinnante, F. Triulzi, M. Fumagalli, F. Mosca
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