Neuromotor spectrum of periventricular leukomalacia in children born at term

Periventricular leucomalacia: a review

“…There are reports of periventricular leucomalacia in preterm infants after 32 weeks and term infants [41,52,60,64]. In term infants it is associated with perinatal hypoxia, complex congenital heart disease, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and chromosome abnormalities [22,41,52,64]. In some, none of these factors are present, the cause being unexplained [52].…”

“…In term infants it is associated with perinatal hypoxia, complex congenital heart disease, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and chromosome abnormalities [22,41,52,64]. In some, none of these factors are present, the cause being unexplained [52]. Periventricular leucomalacia in term infants manifests with developmental delay and a spectrum of neurological abnormalities, few having classical spastic diplegia [52].…”

“…In some, none of these factors are present, the cause being unexplained [52]. Periventricular leucomalacia in term infants manifests with developmental delay and a spectrum of neurological abnormalities, few having classical spastic diplegia [52].…”

Cross-sectional comparison of periventricular leukomalacia in preterm and term children

“…6 Despite this, there have been several documented series of term children with CP and PVWMI/ PVL. 7,8 A retrospective review of 12 term children with periventricular leukomalacia established a distinct clinical course as compared to preterm children. 8 This included a heterogeneous pattern of motor impairment.…”

The prevalence of pineal cyst in patients with cerebral palsy

“…There were 12 patients (5.97%) with CP who were born at term, in our study. In term infants, PVL is related with perinatal hypoxia, complex cardiac disorders, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and chromosome abnormalities (11,12). PVL is also the most common cause of CP in preterm infants (13).…”