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Periventricular leukomalacia

Alternative Names: PVL; Brain injury - infants Treatment: There is no treatment for PVL aside from keeping your baby as stable as possible, including maintaining heart, lung, intestine, and kidney function as normal as possible. Expectations (prognosis): Text Continues Below If your baby is diagnosed with PVL he or she is at risk for significant neurological problems, especially those that involve the motor system (sitting, crawling, walking, moving the arms). Your baby may require physical therapy and infant intervention programs. If your baby is diagnosed with PVL, he or she should have follow-up with a developmental pediatrician and/or a pediatric neurologist, in addition to their normal pediatrician.

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