Posthaemorrhagic ventricular dilatation: New mechanisms and new treatment

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Supplement

Volumn 93, Issue 444, 2004, Pages 11-14

  Whitelaw, A ^a,c   Cherian, S ^a   Thoresen, M ^a   Pople, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Intraventricular haemorrhage; Preterm infant; Transforming growth factor beta

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; BRAIN VENTRICULOGRAPHY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHOROID PLEXUS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOKINE RELEASE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 1242338084     PISSN: 08035326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2004.tb03041.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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