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Demographics: 4 days old, Male
Indication: Evaluate for germinal matrix hemorrhage (born at 24 wee...
Evaluate for germinal matrix hemorrhage (born at 24 weeks)

Case #1

Findings

  • Echogenic material in the left caudothalamic groove and layering in the occipital horn of the left lateral ventricle
  • No ventriculomegaly
  • No abnormal brain parenchymal echogenicity or extra-axial collections
  • Premature sulcation pattern

Diagnosis

Grade 2 germinal matrix hemorrhage

Sample Report

Left germinal matrix hemorrhage involving the caudothalamic groove and layering in the occipital horn of the left lateral ventricle without hydrocephalus (grade 2).

No abnormal brain parenchymal echogenicity or extra-axial collections.

Premature sulcation pattern.

Discussion

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References

  • Bhat V, Bhat V. Neonatal neurosonography: A pictorial essay. Indian J Radiol Imaging 2014; 24(4): 389-400.
  • Brouwer MJ, de Vries LS, Groenendaal F, Koopman C, Pistorius LR, Mulder EJ, Benders MJNL. New reference values for the neonatal cerebral ventricles. Radiology 2012; 262: 224-233.
  • Chen X, Li SL, Luo GY, Norwitz ER, Ouyang SY, Wen HX, Yuan Y, Tian XX, He JM. Ultrasonographic characteristics of cortical sulcus development in the human fetus between 18 and 41 weeks of gestation. Chin Med J (Engl) 2017; 130(8): 920-928.

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