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Indications for neurosonography
Last reviewed: 04.07.2025

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Indications for neurosonographic examination are:
- Hydrocephalus (enlargement of the head).
- Intracranial hematoma.
- Brain damage due to hypoxemia.
- Meningocele and other congenital anomalies.
- Convulsive syndrome.
- Too small head (microcephaly).
- Bulging of fontanelles (with increased intracranial pressure).
- Injury.
- Intrauterine infections.
- After meningitis, to exclude closure of the aqueduct of Sylvius or other complications.
Absolute indications for neurosonography:
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Newborns |
1 month of life |
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The standard of hyperechogenicity in normal ultrasound anatomy of the brain are the bones of the skull, vascular plexuses of the lateral ventricles, and anechoicity is the cerebrospinal fluid-containing structures (ventricles of the brain, cisterns).