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Table 6 Cerebral MRI-findings in children with CP according to the time interval between PROM and delivery

From: Prelabor rupture of membranes and the association with cerebral palsy in term born children: a national registry-based cohort study

 

Reference group

Intermediate intervala

Prolonged intervalb

 

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

 

Children examined with MRIc

366

(100)

28

(100)

40

(100)

P-valued

Normal

66

(18)

5

(18)

3

(8)

0.120

Basal ganglia pathology

65

(18)

8

(29)

13

(33)

0.013

White matter injury

158

(43)

11

(39)

10

(25)

0.030

Focal cortical injury

67

(18)

4

(14)

10

(25)

0.437

Diffuse cortical injury

58

(16)

7

(25)

11

(28)

0.037

Corpus callosum pathology

48

(13)

3

(11)

10

(25)

0.076

Cerebellum pathology

19

(5)

0

(0)

1

(3)

0.263

  1. a 12–24 h between prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM) and delivery; b > 24 h between PROM and delivery
  2. c 434 of 551 children with CP (79%) had done a Cerebral MRI
  3. d Cochran-Armitage test for trend
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