COLOR DOPPLER FLOW IMAGING OF CSF FLOW IN INFANTS WITH INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE

The color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI) technique was used to study the dynamics of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow in 13 infants with intracranial hemorrhage. CDFI was performed 46 times in 6 intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) patients and 7 subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients with or without subdural hemorrhage during different stages. CSF flow was observed in 8 infants with IVH (5) or SAH (3) on CDFI. CSF flow in the aqueduct, third ventricle and foramen of Monro was visualized in both the upward and downward directions. primarily reflecting respiration and/or cardiac pulsation in the acute stage. It is suggested that CDFI may allow evaluation of the CSF-flow dynamics and an early diagnosis of intracranial hemorrhage in infants.