Today was a tough one. After the handover, I walked along on the rounds. I saw my first EEG on a baby. His brain activity has to be monitored because he is prone to epileptic seizures due to a cerebral artery infarction. Next, I was allowed to take part in the examination of twins, including listening to the heart and lungs and feeling for pulses. Then I met some other very nice students for lunch.
Another highlight of my day was the routine cranial ultrasound of two premature babies. Precisely because of the increased risk of IVH, intraventricular haemorrhage, the premature babies are scanned 3 times in the first week. In severe cases, bleeding into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) space can lead to the CSF no longer being able to drain and to the ventricles dilating to such an extent that they damage the surrounding brain tissue. Fortunately, everything was inconspicuous with our babies 😄
After my internship, I went to The Hague to pick up a bike. You really can't stay in the Netherlands without one!
*Photos taken with parents' consent.
Cranial ultrasound through the big fontanel, sagittal section.
Cranial ultrasound through the big fontanel, coronal section.
The canal next to the campsite.
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