Periventricular low XXXX : a normal finding in computerized tomographic scans of neonates?

@entity1 @entity6152 @entity548 @entity16 @entity508 @entity854 @entity536 @entity5719 @entity194
Twenty-five of the initial computerized tomographic (CT) scans of 63 neonates had " @entity854 . These abnormalities included dilated ventricles, advanced @entity6152 extending beyond the periventricular areas, and varieties of @entity548 . Thirty-six, with otherwise normal intracranial structures, were found to have localized periventricular frontal or frontooccipital areas of low attenuation. These areas were confined to the white matter of the periventricular area and have been identified by others as indicating " @entity5719 ." In follow-up clinical studies on 26 of this latter groups, only two showed @entity16 . Seven CT scans were repeated; only one was abnormal. In this case, the @entity536 had disappeared, but were replaced by mild deep and @entity194 . The @entity1 then showed findings suggesting a mild @entity508 and psychomotor delay. Our findings suggest that periventricular low @entity536 in an otherwise normal CT scan are usually due to incomplete myelination or, at least, a transient abnormality. Periventricular low attenuation cannot be used as a diagnostic sign of @entity5719 , nor does it necessarily suggest an unfavorable prognosis.
