Intracerebral hemorrhage in the newborn

see Periventricular-intraventricular hemorrhage

Occurs primarily in premature infants. Alternate terms: subependymal hemorrhage (SEH), germinal matrix hemorrhage (GMH), periventricular-intraventricular hemorrhage (PIVH).Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) arises from extension of SEH through ependymal lining of ventricle and occurs in 80% of cases of SEH ¹⁾