CT and clinical features of periventricular leukomalacia in children

Objective To study the CT and clinical features of periventricular leukomalacia in children (PVL). Methods CT and clinical features in 18 cases with PVL were retrospectively analyzed. Results The clinical features of PVL were:①palsy, of one side, or two sides, or four limbs; ①the cortical blind;③amentia; ④epilepsy; ⑤incoordination. CT features of PVL were:① decrease of the periventricular white matter ; ②pieces of low density in the periventricular white matter;③the lateral ventricle ex-panded and irregular; ④the cerebric fossa were much more deep, and the hypophloeodal grey matter approach to the wall of the lateral ventricle. Conclusion The livability gradually increased as a result of the progress in the clinical treatments for premature with hypoxic - ischemic encephalopathy, and more and more patients with PVL will be. found owing to the prevalent application of CT. CT scans is the main method in diagnosis of PVL,closely contacted with the clinical features can easily diagnose PVL. Key words: Periventricular leukomalacia;  Computed Tomography;  Hypoxic - ischemic Encephalopathy;  Premature