Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) is the most prevalent type of brain injury in the preterm infant. As such, it is associated with long-lasting cognitive, behavioral, and sensory- motor impairments.

Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) is probably the result of ischemic injury to white matter in the preterm neonate and is a major risk factor for cerebral palsy. A 31-year-old primigravida woman ...

Premature infants are at risk for intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and periventricular leukomalacia (PVL), theorized to be a result from fluctuations in cerebral blood flow. Monitoring cerebral ...

Neonatal nurses need to be more aware of the possible developmental outcomes of premature, low birth weight, and medically fragile infants. ... periventricular leukomalacia, seizures, ...

The injury to the premature brain white matter, known as periventricular leukomalacia (PVL), is a condition in which small, cyst-like regions of brain tissue die.