Assessment of role of cranial ultrasound (CUS) in the evaluation of high-risk preterm and term neonates

Abstract Background Cranial ultrasonography (CUS) has become an important tool to depict normal brain anatomy and detect the ischemic hemorrhagic injury patterns in high-risk neonates. The present study aimed assess utility of CUS diagnose spectrum preterm term neonates admitted neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) find association findings various adverse antenatal perinatal feto-maternal factors. Results Out 200 neonates, 76 (38%) had abnormal 124 (62%) a CUS. Germinal matrix hemorrhage-intraventricular hemorrhage (GMH-IVH) (28/76; 36.8 %) was commonest abnormality with GMH (grade 1) 14/76 (18.4%), grade 2 7 (9.2%), 3 5 (6.5%), 4 (2.63%). other observed were cerebral edema (14/76; 18.4%), thalamic hyperechogenicity (10/76; 13.1%), periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) (4/76; 5.2%), congenital anomalies (8; 10.5%). Abnormal statistically significant birth weight <2000 g, prematurity, Apgar score <7, peri-natal fetal maternal factors (all p -values <0.05). poor cry, activity, tone, presence cyanosis Conclusion In this cohort infants GMH-IVH, edema, hyperechogenicity, PVL, malformations lesions detected on found have