Extensive cervical spinal cord lesion with late foetal presentation

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 245-247

  Hedderly, T ^a   Chalmers, S ^a   Fox, G ^a   Hughes, E ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical; Foetal; Hypotonia; Neonatal; Spinal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FETUS MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LABOR; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 14844309754     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250410020172     Document Type: Article

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