Unilateral thalamic lesions in premature infants: Risk factors and short-term prognosis

Neuropediatrics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 300-306

  Van Wezel Meijler, G ^a,b   Hummel, T Z ^a   Oosting, J ^c   De Groot, J ^a   Sie, L T L ^a   Huisman, J ^d   Lafeber, H N ^a   Van Der Knaap, M S ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

MRI; Premature infant; Thalamic lesion; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THALAMUS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0033386681     PISSN: 0174304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-973509     Document Type: Article

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