What is Amiss? Neurosonogram in a 36-week-old Late Preterm Neonate.

Abstract

The mother had only one antenatal visit with no documented antenatal sonograms available. Her folic acid and iron supplementation was adequate throughout pregnancy, had no history of antepartum diabetes or eclampsia, or any other peripartum complications. The baby was delivered in a nursing home and referred to our center for neonatal care. A neurosonogram was requested on day 8 of admission to look for evidence of hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy. Clinically, the baby was active, tolerating feeds well with adequate urine output. Neurological examination was unremarkable with no history of seizures. Family history was significant for partial callosal agenesis in the mother which was documented on a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan done in her childhood, who otherwise had no neurological deficits.