Periventricular leukomalacia is a type of brain injury ... With rising survival rates of premature infants, more and more children are being diagnosed with PVL each year. In fact, PVL may affect ...

In this study we compare visual outcomes and recovery in children with primary visual cortex lesions vs those with periventricular leukomalacia. We suggest that the poorer outcomes of children ...

The children's height ... or absence of chronic lung disease and intraventricular hemorrhage or periventricular leukomalacia. In cases in which the log-binomial model did not converge, a modified ...

The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board at The Children’s Hospital ... Early detection of periventricular leukomalacia by diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging techniques.

Prematurity-associated intraventricular hemorrhage or periventricular leukomalacia can also result in long-term complications, leading to remote symptomatic epilepsy. ⦿ Children who suffer from ...

The overall incidence of intraventricular hemorrhage and periventricular leukomalacia did not differ ... Care Unit at the University of Chicago Children's Hospital for their cooperation, without ...

According to The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, children who have periventricular leukomalacia are at risk for motor disorders, delayed mental development, coordination ...

Hart was first diagnosed with Periventricular Leukomalacia a little over a year ... want to hear that anything is 'abnormal' with your child, especially when it involves the brain," King said.

Three days later, her son's neurologist called her to let her know that her son has "minor Periventricular Leukomalacia on ... or punished for having a child with special needs (whatever that ...