Dan Adriana Mihaela, Vasilescu Diana Iulia, Dragomir Ion, Vasilescu Sorin Liviu, Voicu Diana, Cîrstoiu Monica Mihaela
Faculty of Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Department of Neonatology, Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, 050098 Bucharest, Romania.
Children (Basel). 2025 Jun 13;12(6):768. doi: 10.3390/children12060768.
Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is a common complication encountered in extremely-low-birth-weight (ELBW) and very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) premature babies. The neurologic outcome of these patients is influenced by the magnitude of the hemorrhagic process that damages the involved anatomic structures but also by the impaired circulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) through the ventricular system, leading to posthemorrhagic ventriculomegaly (PHVM). Cranial ultrasound (CUS) performed by neonatologists (point-of-care ultrasound-POCUS) facilitates the early diagnosis of IVH and PHVM and can objectively quantify structural alterations. Our aim was to identify the best sonographic criteria to follow-up with ventricular dilatation and predict the need for neurosurgery and neurologic deterioration. We performed a literature review in search of the most relevant ventricular measurements considered by neurosurgeons, neonatologists, and pediatric neurologists to reflect the risk of white matter injury and high intracranial pressure (HIP), thus anticipating neurologic developmental impairment (NDI). The tridimensional picture of ventricular dilatation is best captured if more than one index (ventricular index and anterior horn width) or ratio (Evans ratio, fronto-occipital horn ratio, and fronto-temporal horn ratio) is used. : If performed using the correct protocol, serially and comprehensively, CUS is an indispensable tool for the diagnosis and follow-up of neurologic complications of preterm babies, and it can make a difference in guiding adequate intervention and improving long-term developmental outcomes.
脑室内出血(IVH)是极低出生体重(ELBW)和超低出生体重(VLBW)早产儿常见的并发症。这些患者的神经学预后不仅受损害相关解剖结构的出血过程严重程度影响,还受脑脊液(CSF)通过脑室系统循环受损的影响,进而导致出血后脑室扩大(PHVM)。由新生儿科医生进行的头颅超声检查(CUS,即床旁超声检查-POCUS)有助于IVH和PHVM的早期诊断,并且能够客观地量化结构改变。我们的目的是确定用于随访脑室扩张的最佳超声标准,并预测神经外科手术需求和神经功能恶化情况。我们进行了文献综述,以寻找神经外科医生、新生儿科医生和儿科神经科医生认为最能反映白质损伤风险和高颅内压(HIP)从而预测神经发育障碍(NDI)的相关脑室测量指标。如果使用不止一个指标(脑室指数和前角宽度)或比率(埃文斯比率、额枕角比率和额颞角比率),则能最好地捕捉脑室扩张的三维图像。如果按照正确的方案连续、全面地进行,CUS是诊断和随访早产儿神经并发症不可或缺的工具,并且在指导适当干预和改善长期发育结局方面能够发挥作用。