Prognostic value of neonatal electroencephalography in premature newborns less than 33 weeks of gestational age

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 178-185

  Marret, Stéphane ^a   Parain, Dominique ^a   Ménard, Jean François ^a   Blanc, Thierry ^a   Devaux, Anne Marie ^a   Ensel, Pierre ^a   Fessard, Claude ^a   Samson Dollfus, Dominique ^a  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

asphyxia; EEG abnormalities; leukomalacia; newborn; periventricular intraventricular haemorrhage; very low birth weight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LEUKOMALACIA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

EID: 0031106323     PISSN: 00134694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-4694(96)95655-6     Document Type: Article

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