CNG of the brain of newborns

What neurosonography?

Neurosonography is a diagnosis of the brain using ultrasound. There are other names of this method: ultrasound tomography of the brain, echoencephalography, ultrasound of the brain in the "B-mode", ultrasonography, cranial sonography and the like.

This study is used to study the state of the brain of children up to a year. To date, nsg of the brain of newborns is on par with the most informative methods of brain research and its vascular blood flow. The ultrasound procedure is carried out through the fontanel on the child's head - skull areas that are not covered with bone tissue. They are required for the baby to pass through the birth canal, as changing the configuration of his head in accordance with the maternal anatomy. Since ultrasonic waves penetrate only through the soft tissue, the present study is informative only for the newborn until it closed fontanelles, thus, the greater the closing fontanelle - the smaller the brain volume can be viewed through it.

The ultrasound machine sends waves of high frequency to the structure of the brain of the newborn, from them they are reflected, transformed into an image on the screen of the device. Neurosonography of the newborn is completely safe, it does not require special training and immersion in anesthesia. Parents should not worry about the appointment of this diagnosis - it is painless and does not pose any danger to the health of the baby. Ultrasonic waves, which are mechanical oscillations of high frequency, do not create a radiation load on the child's body. Therefore, this procedure can be carried out repeatedly.

Indications for research

Neurosonography newborn used to diagnose abnormalities and abnormalities in the child in the early stages of the development of the brain dysfunction, which is very important, as earlier treatment provides a more promising outlook for the health.

especially NSG is shown in the following cases:

• if the baby is born with more weight
• if the baby is premature
• if there is irregular shape
• cranium if the child has received a head injury( generic, household)
• if the child suffered
• infection if the observed inflammation in the brain
• if your child has bleeding
• if the baby is detected
• tumor if there are malformations( hydrocephalus)
• other suspected dysfunction in the systemolovnogo brain

Neurologist in conducting a thorough examination can offer parents to spend brain ndg newborns if your child has a squint, paralysis, torticollis, paresis, frequent regurgitation and restless behavior.

The study may be designated as a control for the success of treatment of meningitis, encephalitis and other neurological diseases. The NSH of the newborn, unlike other methods, is accurate enough and allows you to determine the most minor disturbances in brain structures.

What can be detected using neurosonography

This method allows you to detect the following diseases:

• Brush - vascular lesions, which is a closed cavity inside the cell that contains the liquid. Usually in newborns they are formed during childbirth and dissolve independently.
• Congenital malformations of the brain, which are underdevelopment or damage to the morphological structures of the brain.
• Increased intracranial pressure.
• Hemorrhages in the brain. Most often they occur in premature infants or newborns suffering from oxygen starvation( hypoxia).

Neonatal Neuronography Procedure

It can be done in a dream, during the waking period, and even when the newborn cries. This does not affect the accuracy and quality of the decoding of the results. The child is put on the couch, and the parents or the nurse hold the baby's head. On the study site( a large fontanel - closes in 1-1,5 years, the occipital fontanelle - closes in 3-4 months), a drop of gel is applied for ultrasonic diagnostics, then the ultrasound probe is applied there. The physician, by optimally adjusting the position of the sensor, scans all parts of the child's brain on the monitor. A co-ordinator can apply a sensor to the temporal bone region( somewhat above the ear) for a detailed assessment of pathologies within the brain of the child born. The CNS of the brain of newborns passes for 10-15 minutes.

Analysis of NSG newborn

Decoding results neurosonography carries only the attending doctor of the child, as it was he who keeps track of all the individual features of its history: the presence of intrauterine infection, birth process, the baby's development during the first days of life, etc. Accordingly, the results of the study for each individual child. Will differ, and what can be the norm for one child - will signal the presence of pathology in another. Therefore, there are no clear and definite indicators and norms for carrying out neurosonography. The neurologist himself determines this norm in each case.

Analysis of the results of NSH is performed in comparison with the data of other studies, the general clinical picture and the available symptoms. After that, the specialist appoints the child adequate treatment, assesses the dynamics of its effectiveness and the prognosis of the child's health.

This study is very informative and inexpensive and costs the parents from 1, 500 to 3,500 rubles, the result of the examination is issued immediately after a few minutes. It should be noted that the plasticity of the nervous system of a young child and the ability of the organism to compensate for it contribute to the successful correction of various disorders. The most important in this process is the early diagnosis of pathologies of the central nervous system, in this invaluable help is provided by the method of neurosonography.