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Abstract
Thirty three low birthweight, pretenn babies had been subjected to this
study. Cranial ultrasonography was done through the anterior fontanelle in 3
planes: coronal, tangential and midsagittal. An original scoring system was
used based on anatomical and ultrasound appearances. This score ranged from
0-5 in both the tangential and midsagittal planes, and from 0-4 in the coronal
plane. In our study, an apparent change was observed in the shape of the lateral
sulcus in the coronal plane at 34 weeks of gestation compared to that af 36
weeks. So, an additional score (5) was created in that (coronal) plane.
Our results revealed a highly significant positive ascending correlation
between US score and gestational age by LMP. On the other hand, our study
revealed a highly significant positive ascending correlation, which had been
done for the first time, between US score and gestational age by Dubowitz
scoring method, and a prediction equation had been processed to estimate
gestational age (by Dubowitz method) using the US score.
This result indicates that cranial ultrasonography is a non-invasive and
accurate method of assessing gestational age in low birthweight infants ill
addition to its other advantages of studying the intracranial events.