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Periventricular leuKomalacia: neurological and radiological sequelas and long term neuropsychological repercussions

F. Mulas, P. Smeyers-Durá, M. Téllez de Meneses, F. Menor [REV NEUROL 2000;31:243-252] PMID: 12497446 DOI: https://doi.org/10.33588/rn.3103.2000264

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Volumen 31 | Number 03 | Nº of views of the article 119.787 | Nº of PDF downloads 2.438 | Article publication date 01/08/2000

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INTRODUCTION Periventricular leukomalacia is an anatomical diagnosis made by neuroimaging technics, of hypoxicischemic origin and a characteristic neurological syndrome consisting in cerebral palsy, visual impairment and/or mental retardation. Is more frequently seen in preterm infant (510%) as a spastic diplegia or tetraplegia. Real prevalence in aterm infant is unknown and is presented as hemiplegia. The correlation between periventricular leukomalacia severity and clinical severity is not absolutely clarified. Is not still known if we can predict mental retardation in an infant with periventricular leukomalacia on magnetic resonance image. DEVELOPMENT. This paper revise the clinical and radiological diagnosis of periventricular leukomalacia and shows the results of a series of 31 patients diagnosed radiologically of periventricular leukomalacia. We correlate the degree of neurological and mental disabilities with the severity of periventricular leukomalacia. CONCLUSION. We reach a good correlation between the severity of periventricular leukomalacia and the severity of neurological disturbances and mental retardation KeywordsDiplegia Hemiplegia Magnetic resonance imaging Periventricular leukomalacia Preterm infant CategoriesNeuroimagen

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