Neurophysiological assessment of brain function and maturation: I. A measure of brain adaptation in high risk infants

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 191-198

  Scher, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN MATURATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BRAIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030998389     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(97)00008-8     Document Type: Review

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