Ventricular dilation preceding rapid head growth following neonatal intracranial hemorrhage
J. J. Volpe, J. F. Pasternak and W. C. Allan
We describe two patients in whom ventricular dilation began within a week
of neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage and preceded rapid head growth and
clinical signs of increased intracranial pressure by days to weeks. The
posthemorrhagic ventricular dilation is readily demonstrated in the
neonatal period by computerized tomography of the cranium. These data
indicate the importance of careful follow-up of survivors of
intraventricular hemorrhage, early demonstration of ventricular dilation
and prompt therapeutic intervention to prevent brain injury.
