Cerebral palsy and thrombi in placental vessels of the fetus: Insights from litigation

Human Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 246-248

  Kraus, Frederick T ^a  

^a ST JOHN S MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cerebral palsy; coagulopathy; fetal thrombotic vasculopathy; fetal vessel thrombosis; placental thrombi

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LAW SUIT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PLACENTA; THROMBUS;

EID: 0031014586     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(97)90114-3     Document Type: Article

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