Outcome of cerebellar injury in very low birth-weight infants: 6 case reports

J Child Neurol. 2008 Aug;23(8):906-11. doi: 10.1177/0883073808318063.

Abstract

Cerebellum injury is a severe and underestimated complication in very low birth-weight infants. Six cases of extreme premature babies are reported: 3 of them died during the neonatal period; the other 3 survived with severe neurological disabilities. Microcephaly, strabismus, and severe developmental delay without major motor handicap are very peculiar for the preterm in the long-term outcome. Easy diagnosis is possible by specific ultrasound windows and early diagnosis is required regarding the possible severe prognosis and to organize precisely the follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Atrophy
  • Brain Damage, Chronic / diagnosis
  • Cerebellum / injuries*
  • Cerebellum / pathology
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Developmental Disabilities / diagnosis
  • Diseases in Twins / diagnosis
  • Early Diagnosis
  • Echoencephalography
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Gestational Age
  • Humans
  • Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight*
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Motor Neuron Disease / diagnosis
  • Prognosis