Abstract:OBJECTIVE: To explore the clinical features and diagnosis of neonatal cerebrovascular disorder. METHODS: The medical documents of 26 cases of neonatal cerebrovascular disorder (parenchymal hemorrhage, n=9; cerebral infarction, n=17) were analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS: Based on clinical neurological symptoms, the diagnosis of neonatal cerebrovascular disorder was confirmed with different imaging techniques. Parenchymal hemorrhage in 9 cases occurred in frontal, temporal and occipitals lobules. Seven out of 9 cases presented within 72 hrs after birth. Of the 17 cases of cerebral infarction, 10 resulted from cerebrovascular malformation and infarction occurred in different blood supply areas: anterior cerebral artery, middle cerebral artery and posterior cerebral artery. Another 7 cases of cerebral infaction were secondary to systemic diseases and presented with branch cerebral artery blood flow disorder. Repeated convulsion was the characteristic symptom in all cases with neonatal cerebrovascular disorder. CONCLUSIONS: This study reported the clinical features of neonatal cerebrovascular disorder. Imaging examination can provide a definitive diagnosis of this disorder.
