Neonatal frontal lobe: sonographic reference values and suggested clinical use.

CONCLUSIONS: Head ultrasound provides a simple, non-invasive method for measuring the thickness of the frontal lobe, which grows significantly between 24 and 40 weeks' gestation. In premature infants with PHHC, we suggest the use of the FL-CVT measure, in addition to ventricular size measures, as a direct assessment of the impact of the enlarged ventricles on the surrounding brain parenchyma. This could assist in the management of PHHC and determine the need and optimal timing for intervention.
PMID: 31600773 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Pediatric Research - October 9, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Borenstein-Levin L, Makhoul S, Ilivitzki A, Zreik M, Hochwald O, Makhoul JS, Kugelman A, Makhoul IR Tags: Pediatr Res Source Type: research