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1 Volume 51, Issue 6, Pages 790-794 (December 2014)
Universal Cranial Ultrasound Screening in Preterm Infants With Gestational Age Weeks. A Retrospective Analysis of 724 Newborns  Elisa Ballardini, MD, Anna Tarocco, MD, Alessandro Baldan, PhD, Elisa Antoniazzi, MD, Giampaolo Garani, MD, Caterina Borgna- Pignatti  Pediatric Neurology  Volume 51, Issue 6, Pages (December 2014) DOI: /j.pediatrneurol Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Group 1: No significant anomalies. Cranial ultrasonography (CUS) was normal or nonsignificant in 630 neonates (87%), distributed as follows: 94 born at 33 weeks of gestational age, 133 at 34 weeks, 171 at 35 weeks, and 232 at 36 weeks. Group 2: Significant CUS anomalies. Abnormal CUS was identified in 94 neonates (13%): 35 born at 33 weeks, 32 at 34 weeks, 18 at 35 weeks, and nine at 36 weeks. Pediatric Neurology  , DOI: ( /j.pediatrneurol ) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Ischemic-hemorrhagic lesion (white arrow) caused by venous sinus thrombosis. Pediatric Neurology  , DOI: ( /j.pediatrneurol ) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

4 Figure 3 Proportion of patients with an abnormal cranial ultrasonography (CUS) with or without risk factors at different gestational ages (GA) (calculated on the total [Tot] newborns of and 35-36 weeks gestational age). Pediatric Neurology  , DOI: ( /j.pediatrneurol ) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions


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