Lenticulostriate vasculopathy in extremely low gestational age newborns: Inter-rater variability of cranial ultrasound readings, antecedents and postnatal characteristics.

ABSTRACT: Although lenticulostriate vasculopathy (LSV) was first detected on a cranial ultrasound nearly 30 years ago, its clinical implications and significance remain unknown. The objective of this study was to evaluate the inter-rater reliability of cranial ultrasound readings of LSV, and to explore relationships with potential antecedents and developmental correlates in extremely low gestational age newborns. Of the 1506 infants enrolled during the years 2002-2004, 1450 had at least one set of ultrasound scans evaluated for LSV and 939 had all three sets. To evaluate the inter-rater agreement for identifying LSV, we compared readings from two independent radiologists on days 1-4, 5-14, and on or after day 15. We then evaluated the relationships between LSV and maternal, antenatal, and postnatal

SUBMITTER: Sisman J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4365793 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature