Evaluation of Association of Prematurity with Benign Enlargement of Subarachnoid Space in Infants Referred for Macrocephaly
BESS remains a poorly understood entity. Considering the baseline rate of live preterm births in UK at 7.5-7.9%, rate of prematurity in this cohort of children was significantly higher at 19%. This study may support that prematurity is a possible risk factor.
Authors
- Joshua Pepper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3827-8417)
- Katie Herbert
- Fardad T. Afshari
- Desiderio Rodrigues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4399-6736)
- Amy Drew
Institutions
- Birmingham Children's Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-07-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000547283
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00