Serial brain MRI and ultrasound findings: relation to gestational age, bilirubin level, neonatal neurologic status and neurodevelopmental outcome in infants at risk of kernicterus

dc.contributor.authorGkoltsiou, K.en
dc.contributor.authorTzoufi, M.en
dc.contributor.authorCounsell, S.en
dc.contributor.authorRutherford, M.en
dc.contributor.authorCowan, F.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-24T18:52:22Z
dc.date.available2015-11-24T18:52:22Z
dc.identifier.issn0378-3782-
dc.identifier.urihttps://olympias.lib.uoi.gr/jspui/handle/123456789/18392
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dc.subjectBasal Ganglia/pathology/ultrasonographyen
dc.subjectBilirubin/*blooden
dc.subjectDevelopmental Disabilities/*epidemiologyen
dc.subject*Echoencephalographyen
dc.subjectFemaleen
dc.subjectFollow-Up Studiesen
dc.subjectGestational Ageen
dc.subjectHumansen
dc.subjectInfant, Newbornen
dc.subjectInfant, Prematureen
dc.subjectInternal Capsule/pathology/ultrasonographyen
dc.subject*Kernicterus/epidemiology/pathology/ultrasonographyen
dc.subject*Magnetic Resonance Imagingen
dc.subjectMaleen
dc.subjectNeurologic Examinationen
dc.subjectPredictive Value of Testsen
dc.subjectRetrospective Studiesen
dc.subjectRisk Factorsen
dc.subjectThalamic Nuclei/pathology/ultrasonographyen
dc.titleSerial brain MRI and ultrasound findings: relation to gestational age, bilirubin level, neonatal neurologic status and neurodevelopmental outcome in infants at risk of kernicterusen
heal.abstractAIMS: To describe cranial ultrasound (cUS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in neonates at risk of kernicterus, in relation to gestational age (GA), total serum bilirubin (TSB), age at imaging and neurodevelopmental outcome. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Neonates with peak TSB > 400 micromol/L and/or signs of bilirubin encephalopathy. Review of neonatal data, cUS, preterm, term and later MRI scans and neurodevelopmental outcome. RESULTS: 11 infants were studied, two < 31, four 34-36 and five 37-40 weeks GA. TSB levels: 235-583 micromol/L (preterms); 423-720 micromol/L (terms). Neonatal neurological examination was abnormal in 8/10. cUS showed increased basal ganglia (BG) in 4/9 infants and white matter (WM) echogenicity, lenticulostriate vasculopathy (LSV) and caudothalamic hyperechogencity/cysts (GLCs) in 5/9 infants. MRI showed abnormal signal intensity (SI) in the globus pallidum (GP) in 1/2 preterm, 8/9 term and 9/11 later scans. Abnormal WM SI occurred in 2 preterm, 7 term and 10/11 later scans. Seven infants developed athetoid/dystonic cerebral palsy (CP) and 6 hearing loss (HL). Adverse outcome was associated with abnormal BG on cUS (3/4 CP, 4/4 HL), with high SI in GP (7/9 CP, 6/9 HL) on late T2-weighted MRI (all GA) and on T1/T2-weighted term MRI, mainly in term-born infants. WM abnormalities, GLCs and LSV did not correlate with outcome. CONCLUSIONS: Severe CP occurred with relatively low TSB levels in preterms but only at high levels in full-terms; HL was difficult to predict. Early scans did not reliably predict motor deficits whilst all children with CP had abnormal central grey matter on later scans. Abnormal WM was seen early suggesting primary involvement rather than change secondary to grey matter damage. Why characteristic central grey matter MRI features of kernicterus are not seen early remains unexplained.en
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heal.identifier.primary10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2008.09.008-
heal.identifier.secondaryhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18851903-
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heal.journalNameEarly Hum Deven
heal.journalTypepeer-reviewed-
heal.languageen-
heal.publicationDate2008-
heal.recordProviderΠανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικήςel
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heal.type.elΆρθρο Περιοδικούel
heal.type.enJournal articleen

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