Use of brain lactate levels to predict outcome after perinatal asphyxia

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 859-864

  Leth, H ^a   Toft, P B ^a,b   Peitersen, B ^a   Lou, H C ^b   Henriksen, O ^a  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b JOHN F KENNEDY INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; brain; cerebrovascular circulation; lactates; nuclear magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID; XENON 133;

ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN LEVEL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFANT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PULSE OXIMETRY; SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 0029817303     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb14168.x     Document Type: Article

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