Abstract |
Among 84 at-risk neonates studied over a 1-year period, 15 presented with cerebral hemorrhage (CH) detected by ultrasound. The incidence of CH was 46% in premature infants with a gestational age less than or equal to 35 weeks and 5% in neonates with a gestational age greater than 35 weeks. In 12 cases, CH was subependymal and the totally regressed. In 3 cases, the bleeding was more severe. There were 3 deaths among the 15 infants. This study underlines the high frequency of CH among the neonates in Yaoundé, and justifies systematic screening for it in the high-risk population and points out areas in which perinatal care could be improved upon and premature birth prevented.
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Authors | S Nko'o Amvene, P Koki Ndombo, M Beyeme Owono, M Abena Obama |
Journal | Pediatrie
(Pediatrie)
Vol. 45
Issue 10
Pg. 721-4
( 1990)
ISSN: 0031-4021 [Print] France |
Vernacular Title | Incidence de l'hémorragie cérébrale du nouveau-né diagnostiquée par échographie à Yaoundé, Cameroun. |
PMID | 2177550
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Cameroon
- Cerebral Hemorrhage
(congenital, diagnostic imaging, epidemiology)
- Female
- Humans
- Incidence
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Premature, Diseases
(diagnostic imaging, epidemiology)
- Male
- Ultrasonography
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