Frontal horn thin walled cysts in preterm neonates are benign

BACKGROUND Screening cranial ultrasound led to the discovery of isolated frontal horn cysts quite distinct from periventricular leucomalacia cysts. AIM To clarify their significance, incidence, characteristics, causal factors or aetiology, and effect on long term outcome. DESIGN A retrospective obse...

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Published in:Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition 2001-11, Vol.85 (3), p.F187-F193
Main Authors: Pal, B R, Preston, P R, Morgan, M E I, Rushton, D I, Durbin, G M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abnormalities
Biological and medical sciences
Birth weight
Birth weight, Low
brain
Brain Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Brain Neoplasms - etiology
Central Nervous System Cysts - diagnostic imaging
Central Nervous System Cysts - etiology
Child Development
Child, Preschool
cranial
Cysts
Delivery. Postpartum. Lactation
Disorders
Female
frontal horn cysts
Frontal Lobe - diagnostic imaging
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Health aspects
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature, Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Infant, Premature, Diseases - etiology
Infants (Newborn)
Intracranial Hemorrhages - complications
Intracranial Hemorrhages - diagnostic imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Neonates
Nervous System - growth & development
Neurologic Examination
Observational studies
Original
preterm
Prognosis
Remission, Spontaneous
Retrospective Studies
Ultrasonography
ultrasound
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Summary:BACKGROUND Screening cranial ultrasound led to the discovery of isolated frontal horn cysts quite distinct from periventricular leucomalacia cysts. AIM To clarify their significance, incidence, characteristics, causal factors or aetiology, and effect on long term outcome. DESIGN A retrospective observational study of all first cranial ultrasound scans (total of 2914) performed during the period 1984–1994 inclusive found 21 neonates with smooth thin walled frontal horn cysts: 18 of 2629 scanned were of birth weight
ISSN:1359-2998
1468-2052
DOI:10.1136/fn.85.3.F187