Early and late postnatal identification of isolated lenticulostriate vasculopathy in preterm infants: Associated findings

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 20-23

  Hemachandra, A H ^a   Oravec, D ^b   Collin, M ^b   Tafari, N ^b   Mhanna, Maroun J ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID;

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LENTICULOSTRIATE VASCULOPATHY; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE TONE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BASAL GANGLIA CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0037224520     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7210861     Document Type: Article

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