Article type: Research Article
Authors: Sisman, Julide | Logan, J. Wells; | Westra, Sjirk J.; | Allred, Elizabeth N.; ; | Leviton, Alan;
Affiliations: Department of Pediatrics, Division of
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center,
Dallas, TX, USA | Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Nationwide
Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA | Department of Pediatrics, Division of
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus,
OH, USA | Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA | Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA | Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA | Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA | Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Note: [] Correspondence: Julide Sisman, MD, Department of Pediatrics,
Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., University of
Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9063, USA. Tel.: +1 214 648
3903; Fax: +1 214 648 2481; E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract: Although lenticulostriate vasculopathy (LSV) was first detected on a
cranial ultrasound nearly 30 years ago, its clinical implications and
significance remain unknown. The objective of this study was to evaluate the
inter-rater reliability of cranial ultrasound readings of LSV, and to explore
relationships with potential antecedents and developmental correlates in
extremely low gestational age newborns. Of the 1506 infants enrolled during the
years 2002–2004, 1450 had at least one set of ultrasound scans evaluated
for LSV and 939 had all three sets. To evaluate the inter-rater agreement for
identifying LSV, we compared readings from two independent radiologists on days
1–4, 5–14, and on or after day 15. We then evaluated the
relationships between LSV and maternal, antenatal, and postnatal
characteristics. Our results showed that kappa values were 0.18, 0.33, and 0.36
on days 1–4, days 5–14, and day 15 or greater. Infants who were
identified as LSV positive by two readers had higher Score for Neonatal Acute
Physiology-II (an illness severity indicator), higher rates of tracheal
infection and bacteremia, lower partial pressure of arterial oxygen and pH
levels on 2 of the first 3 postnatal days, and they were more likely to have a
lower psychomotor development index at age 2 years. Positive agreement on the
presence of LSV was low, as was the kappa value, an index of inter-rater
reliability. Infants with high illness severity scores and their correlates
were at increased risk of developing LSV, while those who develop LSV appear to
be at increased risk of motor dysfunction.
Keywords: Lenticulostriate vasculopathy, cranial ultrasound, thalamus, basal ganglia
DOI: 10.3233/JPN-140661
Journal: Journal of Pediatric Neurology, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 183-193, 2014
Received 11 April 2014
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Accepted 21 June 2014
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Published: 2014