Neurologic Sequelae in the Survivors of Neonatal Intraventricular Hemorrhage

Abstract

The neurologic sequelae was reported (at a mean follow-up of 24 mo.) among the 15 surviving infants who have had neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) documented by computerized tomographic (CT) brain scan. Neurologically 6 infants (40%) are normal, 6 infants (40%) mildly impaired, and 3 infants (20%) moderate to severely impaired. The neurologic outcome correlated to the degree of hemorrhage seen in the CT scans when IVH was classified into 4 grades. None of the other neonatal factors examined showed significant correlation with the outcome.