Prevalence of cranial scan abnormalities in preterm twins in relation to chorionicity and discordant birth weight

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-55

  Adegbite, Adedayo L ^a   Castille, Shirley ^a   Ward, Stuart ^a   Bajoria, Rekha ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral white matter lesions; Chorionicity; Cranial scan; Discordant growth; Twin twin transfusion syndrome; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN INJURY; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; GESTATION PERIOD; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN CONCORDANCE; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 14244260326     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2004.06.016     Document Type: Article

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