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brain D algorithm n a v i g a t o r < CUS anatomy algorithms deep grey matter cortex matrix > white matter primary sulci select yellow region ——> other entities midline ventricles, fluid spaces CerebrUS: diagnostic algorithm for perinatal brain injury 3D model hindbrain and cerebellum vessels functional anatomy eurUS.brain lectures unilateral or asymmetrical —> antenatal bilateral thalamic injury (lenticulostriate) arteriopathy peri- or postnatal injury to deep grey matter due to asphyxia phosphate precipitation kernicterus hypernatremic dehydration A toxic injury (CO, ) r e f e r e n c e s perinatal perforator stroke bilateral symmetrical deep grey matter haematoma abscedation thalamic lesions V postnatal onset hyperechoic germinolysis antenatal cystic germinolysis germinal matrix haemorrhage supratentorial white matter haematoma encephalitis air and precipitations leukomalacia due to asphyxia antenatal porencephaly of venous type preterm white matter injury medullary vein infarction midline cavity midline venous infarction large cavum veli interpositi arachnoid cyst focal change lipoma cystic cavum Vergae cystic cavum septi pellucidi septal empyema posterior fossa hydranencephaly antenatal damage to brainstem or spinal cord cerebellar arterial ischaemic stroke unilateral cerebellar atrophy or partial destruction vanishing cerebellum (disorder of neurulation) hindbrain cerebellar abscedation brainstem or cord haematoma cerebellar leukomalacia cerebellar haemorrhage brainstem or cord arterial infarction cerebellar agenesis brainstem or cord injury due to asphyxia cerebellar cleft or cortical dysplasia intradural haematoma changes in choroid plexus extra-axial haematoma antenatal clastic hydrocephalus plexus hypertrophy hydrocephalus/ventriculomegaly subdural haematoma intraventricular haemorrhage plexus tumor plexus pseudocyst fluid spaces epidural haematoma plexus haemorrhage or hygroma ventriculitis tissue destruction by inborn error of metabolism neurodegenerative disorder air embolism parenchymal tumour ————> What are clues to the prenatal origin of a lesion ? (1) a previous sib may have been affected,, indicating a common noxious agent or a genetic disorder with vasculopathy, metabolic disorder or cardiac failure (2) the maternal history may be highly suggestive (3) anomalous fetal ultrasound (or MR) findings may have been observed (4) fetal CTG and flow findings may be diagnostic (5) typical clinical phenotypes may be indicative: - seizures in the delivery room - the fetal hypokinesia sequence - fetofetal or fetomaternal transfusion (6) postmortem evidence of antenatal damage may be found (7) finally, early neonatal ultrasound imaging and confirmation with MRI or CT of a lesion antedating the delivery is the cornerstone of detection of fetal brain damage prenatal injury porencephaly; clot remnants for a few months; best seen in susceptibility weighted MR sequences extracellular metHb early clot retraction, clot center hypoechoic change, fibrin strands deoxyHb hypoechoic particulate cerebrospinal fluid, with motion during doppler imaging hyperechoic ependyma w 2-4, clot with grey center and white border hemosiderin intracellular metHb clues during CUS ---------------------- - a parenchymal hyperechoic lesion seen on admission immediately after birth is likely of antepartum origin - after a few days clot in a ventricle begins to undergo lysis, giving rise to cavitation within; the coagulum starts to retract leaving irregular intraluminal structures with a dense ridge and a hypoechoic centre - towards the end of the first week, following a sterile reaction to blood, the ependyma becomes hyperechoic and granular in some spots, a phenomenon that is to persist for weeks [Rypens et al. 1994] - widening of the ventricle without bulky clot presence is an argument for subacute or chronic staging - associated lesions in white matter, if cystic, can point to the subacute character of the event - exceptionally haemorrhage in plexus choroideus or germinal matrix may evolve into a growing hygroma with a capsule analogous to that of a chronic subdural haematoma - as a rule ischaemic echogenicities persist for several (≥ 2) weeks, whereas any haemorrhagic area should be cleared of most echoic foci in two to three weeks solid, hyperechoic vascular anomaly arteriopathy venous haemorrhage congenital anomaly of a large artery arteries: 3D model veins are involved in many lesions, almost always haemorrhagic; the mechanistic approach to venous injury can yield findings that are important for management spasm or compression arterial tortuosity Group publications. 1: Alarcón A, Carreras N, Muehlbacher T, Casas-Alba D, Arena R, Roca-Llabrés P, Navarro-Morón J, de Vries LS, Govaert P; EurUS.Brain group. Foetal disruptive brain injuries: Diagnosing the underlying pathogenetic mechanisms with cranial ultrasonography. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2025 Nov;67(11):1383-1408. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.16380. Epub 2025 Jul 13. PMID: 40653787; PMCID: PMC12521638. 2: Licht-van der Stap RG, de Vries LS, Alarcon A, Govaert P, Steggerda SJ; EurUS.Brain group. Cranial ultrasound in neonatal brain infections. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2025 Aug;67(8):986-1003. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.16279. Epub 2025 Feb 25. PMID: 39996578; PMCID: PMC12237230. 3: Valverde E, Ybarra M, Bravo MC, Dudink J, Govaert P, Horsch S, Steggerda S, Pellicer A; EurUS.Brain Group. State-of-the-art cranial ultrasound in clinical scenarios for infants born at term and near-term. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2025 Mar;67(3):322-347. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.16133. Epub 2024 Oct 21. PMID: 39432744. 4: Govaert P, Arena R, Dudink J, Steggerda S, Agut T, Marissens G, Hoebeek F; EurUS.Brain group. Developmental anatomy of the thalamus, perinatal lesions, and neurological development. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2025 Jan;67(1):15-34. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15992. Epub 2024 Jun 14. PMID: 38875159. 5: Horsch S, Schwarz S, Arnaez J, Steggerda S, Arena R, Govaert P; EurUS.Brain group. Cerebral Doppler imaging in neonates: A guide for clinical application and diagnosis. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2024 Dec;66(12):1570-1589. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15998. Epub 2024 Jun 28. PMID: 38940604. 6: Bravo MC, Lubian S, Horsch S, Cabañas F, de Vries LS; EurUS.Brain group. Neonatal ventriculomegaly: Pathophysiology and management guided with cranial ultrasonography. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2024 Nov;66(11):1419-1431. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15955. Epub 2024 May 15. PMID: 38747316. 7: Arena R, Gallini F, De Rose DU, Conte F, Giraldi L, Pianini T, Perri A, Catenazzi P, Orfeo L, Vento G, Govaert P. Brain Growth Evaluation Assessed with Transfontanellar (B-GREAT) Ultrasound. Old and New Bedside Markers to Estimate Cerebral Growth in Preterm Infants: a Pilot Study. Am J Perinatol. 2024 Mar;41(4):488-497. doi: 10.1055/a-1704-1716. Epub 2021 Nov 23. PMID: 34814194. 8: Govaert P, Roehr CC, Gressens P. Cranial ultrasound by neonatologists. Pediatr Res. 2020 Mar;87(Suppl 1):1-2. doi: 10.1038/s41390-020-0779-8. PMID: 32218540; PMCID: PMC7098880. 9: Dudink J, Jeanne Steggerda S, Horsch S; eurUS.brain group. State-of-the-art neonatal cerebral ultrasound: technique and reporting. Pediatr Res. 2020 Mar;87(Suppl 1):3-12. doi: 10.1038/s41390-020-0776-y. PMID: 32218539; PMCID: PMC7098885. 10: Annink KV, de Vries LS, Groenendaal F, Vijlbrief DC, Weeke LC, Roehr CC, Lequin M, Reiss I, Govaert P, Benders MJNL, Dudink J. The development and validation of a cerebral ultrasound scoring system for infants with hypoxic- ischaemic encephalopathy. Pediatr Res. 2020 Mar;87(Suppl 1):59-66. doi: 10.1038/s41390-020-0782-0. PMID: 32218538; PMCID: PMC7098882. 11: Fumagalli M, Parodi A, Ramenghi L, Limperopoulos C, Steggerda S; eurUS.brain group. Ultrasound of acquired posterior fossa abnormalities in the newborn. Pediatr Res. 2020 Mar;87(Suppl 1):25-36. doi: 10.1038/s41390-020-0778-9. PMID: 32218537; PMCID: PMC7098891. 12: Camfferman FA, de Goederen R, Govaert P, Dudink J, van Bel F, Pellicer A, Cools F; eurUS.brain group. Diagnostic and predictive value of Doppler ultrasound for evaluation of the brain circulation in preterm infants: a systematic review. Pediatr Res. 2020 Mar;87(Suppl 1):50-58. doi: 10.1038/s41390-020-0777-x. PMID: 32218536; PMCID: PMC7098887. 13: Parodi A, Govaert P, Horsch S, Bravo MC, Ramenghi LA; eurUS.brain group. Cranial ultrasound findings in preterm germinal matrix haemorrhage, sequelae and outcome. Pediatr Res. 2020 Mar;87(Suppl 1):13-24. doi: 10.1038/s41390-020-0780-2. PMID: 32218535; PMCID: PMC7098890. 14: Agut T, Alarcon A, Cabañas F, Bartocci M, Martinez-Biarge M, Horsch S; eurUS.brain group. Preterm white matter injury: ultrasound diagnosis and classification. Pediatr Res. 2020 Mar;87(Suppl 1):37-49. doi: 10.1038/s41390-020-0781-1. PMID: 32218534; PMCID: PMC7098888. 15: Govaert P, Triulzi F, Dudink J. The developing brain by trimester. Handb Clin Neurol. 2020;171:245-289. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64239-4.00014-X. PMID: 32736754. 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Jena: Gustav Fisher Verlag. in the search it may help to include the haemorrhagic nature of the lesion follow the arrow to the item that you want to explore for that region ——> references to the current item in alphabetical order suggest a correction some lesions or imaging alterations defy classification: other entities clues to antenatal onset item progress CerebrUS within an item navigation is by buttons that highlight on hovering and a general navigator bar on the left of the screen, containing the link to references for the item option to purchase choose the brain region that is abnormal in your images ——> ——> the challenge A indicates that the lesion needs to correspond with an arterial template return to the home page (top of the page) at any time to select another item pg when a lesion is clearly of antenatal onset, the differential diagnosis differs from acute intrapartum or neonatal events V indicates that the lesion may be related to a large vein tags: english: brain, ultrasound, newborn, haemorrhage, infarction french: sonographie, cerveau, nouveau-né, hémorragie, infarctus nederlands: hersenen, echografie, pasgeborene, bloeding, infarct go to navigator how to navigate Ultrasound and newborn brain injuryCerebrus stands for the cerebrum combined with cranial ultrasound (CUS). Ultrasound is the most used and most researched tool for imaging the newborn brain. This information targets clinicians with an active interest in newborn brain imaging, mainly performing cranial ultrasound themselves, including neuropaediatricians and paediatric radiologists. The descriptions may be useful for parents of any newborn infant with abnormal brain images, especially due to acquired injury. (Multi)focal brain injury and imagingThe site guides you through a collection of disease descriptions, mainly lesions. The aim is to provide a comprehensive definition of newborn brain changes observed with imaging. Although the anchors are ultrasound scans, magnetic resonance imaging is added for completion. Extensive attention is paid to lesions like haemorrhage, stroke and infection. For ischaemic stroke, arterial and venous anatomy are displayed in extenso. Vascular anatomy is documented with doppler ultrasound. Both preterm and term brain injury are described.Neuropathology (still the gold standard of newborn brain disease) is from the literature, personal observations and from dr Stefanie Brock at UZ Brussel. The content is not based on products by artifical intelligence. Neonatologists and diagnostic imaging Clinical images are anonymised, collected during routine care in hospitals with a waiver for their use. Initial input is property of Paul Govaert, neonatology consultant in UZ Brussel, Belgium. The content is the result of collaboration between european neonatologists specialised in CUS, operating in group as eurUS.brain under the ESPR (European Society for Paediatric Research). Every item has typical images (scans and graphics), contextual information and literature references. When graphics are adapted versions, the source is clearly indicated. The focus is on description of mechanisms behind newborn brain injury and their repercussion on imaging. When available long-term prognosis is added. The clinical neonatal background behind any item is provided in detail. Careful interpretation of the images should help to target diagnostic investigations, avoiding unnecessary excursions. CerebrUS Mac OS X 2:lATTRløtøcom.apple.TextEncodingHcom.apple.maclOcom.apple.provenanceZcom.apple.quarantineutf-8;134217984@ÁA£ì KKâ�Yß3ÚªCˆÂ.Im0ÖWq/0081;00000000;;