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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2021 Jun 4;237:197–205.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.05.059

Table 2; online:

Frequencies of different outcomes for infants with variably-defined WMD findings.

Definition of WMD Number with WMD / Total (%) No neurodevelopme ntal burden %(N) Normal cognition with CP, ASD, and/or epilepsy % (N) Cognitive impairment % (N)
Echolucency OR late ventriculomegaly* 93 / 858 (10.5) 52.7 (49) 17.2 (16) 30.1 (28)
Echolucency OR ventriculomegaly (includes early and late) 123 / 889 (13.8) 44.7 (55) 17.1 (21) 38.2 (47)
Echolucency OR echodensity OR ventriculomegaly (includes early and late) 188 / 889 (21.2) 41.0 (77) 14.9 (28) 44.2 (83)

Abbreviations: ASD- autism spectrum disorder; CP- cerebral palsy; WMD – white matter damage

*

31 infants did not undergo late ultrasound and could not be classified in regard to presence or absence of late ventriculomegaly