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Posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus of prematurity

see Pediatric hydrocephalus.

Epidemiology

Even with improved prenatal and neonatal care, intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) occurs in approximately 25%-30% of preterm infants, with a subset of these patients developing hydrocephalus.

Diagnosis

Posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus of prematurity diagnosis.

Management

Considerable variability exists in diagnosis and management of PHVD in preterm infants among Canadian tertiary centers and between Canadian and European practices. Given the potential implications of the inter-center practice variability on the short- and long-term outcomes of preterm infants with PHVD, efforts towards evidence-based Canada-wide practice standardization are underway 1).

Treatment

Posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus of prematurity treatment.

Outcome

Posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus of prematurity outcome.

Case series

Posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus of prematurity case series.

References

1)
Afifi J, Leijser LM, de Vries LS, Shah PS, Mitra S, Brouwer MJ, Walling S, McNeely PD. Variability in the diagnostic and management practices of post-hemorrhagic ventricular dilatation in very preterm infants across Canadian centers and comparison with European practices. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2022 Nov 30. doi: 10.3233/NPM-221071. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36463462.