Disseminated coagulopathy associated with transtorcular embolization of vein of Galen aneurysm in a neonate

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-63

  Charafeddine, Lama ^a   Numaguchi, Yuji ^b   Sinkin, Robert A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Golisano Childrens Hospital at Strong   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN VEIN; CASE REPORT; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FATALITY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; NEWBORN; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY;

CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL VEINS; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; MALE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0032599982     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7200086     Document Type: Article

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