Diagnosis of intracranial lesions in very-low-birthweight infants by ultrasound: Incidence and association with potential risk factors

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Supplement

Volumn 86, Issue 419, 1997, Pages 16-26

  Hesser, U ^a   Katz Salamon, M ^b   Mortensson, W ^a   Flodmark, O ^b   Forssberg, H ^b  

^a ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Haemorrhage; leukomalacia; premature; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LEUKOMALACIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ULTRASOUND; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; HOSPITALIZATION; NEWBORN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LEUKOMALACIA, PERIVENTRICULAR; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0030910214     PISSN: 08035326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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