CT Findings of Hypoxic-ischemic Encephalopathy in Full-term Neonates / 实用放射学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study CT findings and prognosis of hypoxic -ischemic encephalopathy in full term neonates .Methods Two hundred and sixty-eight cases of full-term neonates diagnosed clinically as hypoxic-ischemic enceohathy(HIE) were examined.Seventy-nine cases were observed by CT follow-up one or four times.Nineteen normal neonates with same age were selected as contral group.Results Two hundred and thirteen cases(79%)were abnormal on CT.The CT value of the low density area of brain white matter were lower than 18 HU in two hundred cases(94%).The low density area were enlarged in one hundred and ninty two cases(90%).Subarachnoid hemorrhage(SAH) were found in seven cases(3.3%) and intraventricular hemorrhage(IVH) in four cases(2%), and infarction in one case (0.5%).CT follow-up study of 51 cases were carried out around one year of age . 27 of them were abnormal on CT,mostly showing external hydrocephalus,minority of them with cerebral atrophy and softening .23 cases were studied by CT follow-up at or after two years old,3 of them had external hydrocephalus and 1 of them had cerebral softening.Conclusion CT findings of HIE mostly had①brain edema showing lower density area of enlarged brain white matter;②brain hemorrhage mostly showing subarachnoid hemorrhage and intraventricular hemorrhage;③seldom brain infarction.Prognosis of HIE which was mild and moderate degree based on CT findings was better ,and severe degree was bad.