Sonographic measurement of subarachnoid space and ventricular width in premature and mature newborns

Abstract

Aim: We aimed to measure the subarachnoid space and ventricular width with transfontanel sonography in premature and mature newborns and to identify the subarachnoid space/ventricular width ratio.Material and method: This prospective study included 123 premature and 121 mature newborns, totally 244 cases. All cases had sonographic investigation from the anterior fontanel with 4.8-11.0 MHz linear transducer. The subarachnoid space/ventricularwidth ratio was calculated. Analysis of variables was completed with SPSS 22.0 program; and independent samples T test was used for the comparisons between the groups.Results: The birth week, head circumference, weight and height values of mature newborns were higher compared to the premature newborns (p