Infant, Premature
Conditions
Brief summary
Neonatal cranial ultrasound (US) remains the method of choice to detect brain injury in high risk preterm infants on neonatal intensive care units (NICU). It is a non-invasive, inexpensive bedside tool and examinations can be repeated as often as necessary without major disturbance of vulnerable infants. The anterior and posterior fontanelles from excellent acoustic windows to examine the deep midline and periventricular regions of the brain.Some data demonstrated that cerebral palsy can be accurately predicted with US. However, cranial US is not very suitable for investigating cortical regions or structures in the posterior fossa. There is limited data for very preterm infants.The investigators aimed to measure ventricular index, cranial height, biparietal diameter and calculate brain volume in a huge number of infants.
Interventions
DEVICECranial ultrasonography
Sponsors
Netherlands: Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports
Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Research and Education Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Days to 40 Weeks
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* both gender * \<1500 gr \<32 week- * 1-28 days neonates
Exclusion criteria
* Anomalies and no viability
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| measurements of ventricular indexes of preterm infants | 12 months | measuring distance with 2D USG |
| measurements of brain volumes of preterm infants | 12 months | subtracting the ventricular volumes from the total brain volume measured with 2D |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed