Table 8; online.
Frequencies of neurodevelopmental outcomes by neonatal cranial ultrasound finding defining white matter damage as cerebral echolucency, cerebral echodensity, or moderate to severe ventriculomegaly; IVH – intraventricular hemorrhage.
| Ultrasound findings Percent (Ns) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Neither IVH nor WMD | IVH without WMD | WMD without IVH | IVH and WMD |
| Cerebral palsy | 5 (34) | 9 (7) | 23 (18) | 31 (34) |
| Gross motor function classification system level > 0 | 2 (14) | 3 (2) | 13 (10) | 16 (18) |
| Epilepsy | 4 (27) | 10 (8) | 18 (14) | 15 (17) |
| Pediatric quality of life < 70 | 20 (123) | 19 (15) | 38 (28) | 47 (48) |
| Neurodevelopmental burden | ||||
| No cognitive impairment, cerebral palsy, ASD, or epilepsy | 75 (466) | 65 (52) | 39 (30) | 48 (53) |
| No cognitive impairment; one or more of: cerebral palsy, ASD, or epilepsy | 6 (40) | 8 (6) | 19 (15) | 12 (13) |
| Cognitive impairment* | 19 (115) | 28 (22) | 42 (32) | 41 (45) |
| TOTAL | 621 | 80 | 77 | 111 |
*
Cognitive impairment is LPA score indicating moderate or severe impairment.
Abbreviations: WMD - White matter injury defined as cerebral echolucency, cerebral echodensity, or moderate to severe ventriculomegaly; IVH – intraventricular hemorrhage