OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine the effect of indomethacin on reducing the incidence of intraventricular hemorrhage in premature infants treated in our units at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre. METHODS This historical cohort study included 45 infants born with birth weights of 1250g or less and received indomethacin in the first 12 hours of life for ...

Intraventricular meningioma is a rare tumor with approximately 170 previously reported cases (1–7). Despite this it is the most common intraventricular tumor in adults, in whom it is most often located in the trigone of the lateral ventricle (1, 2). Computed tomography (CT) features are similar to meningiomas elsewhere, and in most cases they appear as well-defined high-attenuation masses that ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Prior population-based studies of pediatric hemorrhagic stroke (HS) had too few incident cases to assess predictors of cerebral aneurysms, a HS etiology that requires urgent intervention. METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study of HS (intracerebral, subarachnoid [SAH], and intraventricular hemorrhage) using the population of all children <20 years of age enrol...

Following subarachnoid hemorrhage, the plasma concentration of atrial natriuretic factor is elevated and appears to be independent of atrial stretch. While the hypothalamus and circumventricular organs contribute to sodium and intravascular volume regulation, their influence on atrial natriuretic factor is not known. We tested the hypothesis that, following subarachnoid hemorrhage, suprasellar ...

PURPOSE We evaluate the results and complications of our intraventricular fibrinolysis protocol. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective analysis was made of the cases of intraventricular hemorrhage with 13-bed Intensive Care Unit. Graeb score 6 or above subjected to intraventricular fibrinolysis. We gathered demographic parameters, clinical risk scores, tomography data and case histories showin...

Hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus (hs-PDA) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality among preterm infants, affecting more than 40% infants. A persistent hs-PDA can problems, especially in premature Thus, the early closure important to prevent several comorbidities such as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), pulmonary edema/hemorrhage, devel...