Table 4
Ultrasound documentation and neurological outcome (motor deficits) of 18 preterm twins with cystic PVL
| Patient/Year | PVEs (day) | Cysts (day) | Latency period (days)* | Location (A/P/O; L/R/B)† | Max DM (mm)‡ | Number of US exams | GMH/IVH¶ | Follow up (age in years) | Outcome§ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Period between last US examination and first diagnosis of cysts. | |||||||||
| †A, Anterior; P, parietal; O, occipital; L, left sided; R, right sided; B, bilateral. | |||||||||
| ‡Maximum diameter of a single cyst. | |||||||||
| ¶Germinal matrix/intraventricular haemorrhage. | |||||||||
| §Motor deficits: DP, diplegia; HP, hemiplegia; TP, tetraplegia. | |||||||||
| PVL, Periventricular leucomalacia; PVE, periventricular echodensity. | |||||||||
| 1/1988 | 2 | 26 | 6 | APO; B | 24 | 11 | 1 | 11.5 | DP |
| 2/1991 | 1 | 24 | 4 | APO; B | 19 | 11 | 1 | 2 | Ataxia |
| 3/1993 | 2 | 30 | 5 | PO; L | 10 | 14 | 1 | 7.5 | HP |
| 4/1994 | 2 | 24 | 7 | PO; B | 8 | 10 | 0 | 7 | Dystonia |
| 5/1994 | 1 | 32 | 6 | P; B | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | DP |
| 6/1994 | 2 | 26 | 5 | O; B | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6.5 | DP |
| 7/1995 | 1 | 19 | 6 | APO; B | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.5 | DP |
| 8/1995 | 1 | 20 | 5 | O; B | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4.5 | DP |
| 9/1995 | 2 | 22 | 4 | APO; B | 12 | 9 | 0 | Lost to follow-up | |
| 10/1996 | 1 | 11 | 3 | P; B | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2.25 | DP |
| 11/1996 | 2 | 19 | 6 | PO; B | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | DP |
| 12/1996 | 6 | 23 | 7 | O; B | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3.5 | DP |
| 13/1997 | 3 | 23 | 3 | APO; B | 22 | 12 | 0 | 4 | DP |
| 14/1997 | 2 | 20 | 5 | PO; L | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | normal |
| 15/1999 | 1 | 15 | 6 | APO; B | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | DP |
| 16/1999 | 1 | 15 | 8 | APO; B | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2.5 | DP |
| 17/2000 | 3 | 17 | 5 | APO; B | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | TP |
| 18/2000 | 1 | 10 | 3 | APO; B | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | DP |
