The predictive value of neonatal neurological assessment and neonatal cranial ultrasonography with respect to the development of very low birth weight premature infants;Valores de predição da avaliação neurológica e ultra-sonográfica cerebral neonatal em relação ao desenvolvimento de prematuros de muito baixo peso

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 420-429

  Mello, Rosane R ^a,b   Dutra, Maria Virgínia P ^a   Silva, Kátia S ^a   Lopes, José Maria A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b IFF/FIOCRUZ ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cognitive symptons; Infant, premature; Infant, very low birth weight; Neurologic examination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; COGNITION; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BRAIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROBEHAVIORAL MANIFESTATIONS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032176864     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89101998000500004     Document Type: Article

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