1. The remaining 3 infants of the 9 with cerebral atrophy (Table 5, cases 20, 21, and 22) had minor Thorburn RJ, Lipscomb AP, Stewart AL, Reynolds EOR, disorders of muscle tone mainly affecting the legs. The most likely explanation for these signs was periventricular infarction (periventricular leucomalacia).19 It is interesting that 4 other infants Hope PL, Pape KE. Prediction of death and major handicap in very preterm infants by brain ultrasound;Lancet,1981
2. Ultrasound detection of brain damage in preterm infants. Lancet without diagnosed cerebral atrophy (Table 4, case 1; Table 5, cases 13, 14, and 17) had symmetrical signs;Pape, K.E.; Blackwell, R.J.; Cusick, G.,1979
3. Accuracy of imaging of the brains of newborn infants by linear-array real-time ultrasound. Early Hum Dev including 1 infant with frank spastic diplegia;Thorburn, R.J.; Lipscomb, A.P.; Reynolds, E.O.R.;These,1982
4. Timing and antecedents of periventricular haemorrhage and of cerebral atrophy in very preterm infants;Thorburn, R.J.; Lipscomb, A.P.; Stewart, A.L.; Reynolds, E.O.R.; Hope, P.L.;Early Huim Dev,1982
5. Referral of mothers and infants for intensive care;Blake, A.M.; Pollitzer, M.J.; Reynolds, E.O.R.;Br Med J,1979