The transfontanellar ultrasound in a moroccan neonatology service

Transfontanellar ultra sound is an easy and accessible exam for brain exploration in the newborn. The aim of studyis to evaluate its role in neonatology.  We collected retrospectively 447 newborns at term and premature infants hospitalized in neonatology between the first of September 2010 and 31December 2017in which Transfontanellar ultra sound was indicated. The lesions were dominated by hyperechogenicity of thalami in 62 cases (44%), ventricular dilatation in 50 cases (35%) and diffuse cerebral edema in 37 cases (26%).  Ultrasonography transfontanellar has an essential value in the initial diagnosis and monitoring of brain damage in the newborn and premature.