Grades of periventricular leukomalacia

Last revised by Mohammad Salem Amer on 31 Mar 2024

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Citation:

Di Muzio B, Amer M, Sharma R, et al. Grades of periventricular leukomalacia. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 05 May 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-12860

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-12860

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/12860

rID:

12860

Article created:

20 Jan 2011, Bruno Di Muzio ◉

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At the time the article was created Bruno Di Muzio had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

31 Mar 2024, Mohammad Salem Amer

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Mohammad Salem Amer had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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9 times, by 7 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Central Nervous System, Paediatrics

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Classifications

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refs, cases

Synonyms:

Sonographic classification of periventricular leukomalacia
Periventricular leukomalacia grading
Sonographic grading of periventricular leukomalacia

One of the methods used for grading periventricular leukomalacia on sonographic appearance is as follows ¹:

grade 1: areas of increased periventricular echogenicity without any cyst formation persisting for more than 7 days
grade 2: the echogenicity has developed into small periventricular cysts
grade 3: areas of increased periventricular echogenicity, that develop into extensive periventricular cysts in the occipital and frontoparietal region
grade 4: areas of increased periventricular echogenicity in the deep white matter developing into extensive subcortical cysts