Antenatal Ultrasound Diagnosis of Periventricular Pseudocysts and Postnatal Outcome

Antenatal Ultrasound Diagnosis of Periventricular Pseudocysts and Postnatal Outcome

The present study aims to improve the information given to the parents during the screening of periventricular pseudocysts in the Pluridisciplinary Center of Prenatal Diagnosis, with retrospective cases screened during the last 5 years in university hospital of Bordeaux.

Antenatal ultrasound screening for periventricular pseudocysts is steadily increasing, enabled in part by technological advances in ultrasound equipment.

Most of studies dealing with periventricular pseudocysts and subsequent neurodevelopment are based on neonatal screening, mostly performed in neonatal units.

Current data in the literature on the postnatal outcome of children screened antenatally are scarce; there are only 5 cohort studies with small numbers on the subject.

The present study aims to improve the information given to the parents during the screening of periventricular pseudocysts in the Pluridisciplinary Center of Prenatal Diagnosis, with retrospective cases screened during the last 5 years in university hospital of Bordeaux.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult patient diagnosed with a periventricular cyst during a prenatal ultrasound at Bordeaux University Hospital between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2020.
• Patient affiliated with or benefiting from a social security plan.
• Oral informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subarachnoid cyst
• Blake's pouch cyst
• Choroid plexus cyst
• Periventricular leukomalacia
• Poor understanding of French
• Patient under legal protection.