Hemimegalencephaly: Cranial sonographic findings in neonates

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 243-247

  Hung, Po Cheng ^a   Wang, Huei Shyong ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Head; Hemimegalencephaly; Neonate; Sonography

Indexed keywords

AGYRIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CELL MIGRATION; CRANIAL ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLIA; HEMIMEGALENCEPHALY; HETEROTOPIA; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NEURONAL MIGRATION DISORDER; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RARE DISEASE; SEIZURE;

BRAIN; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 23344434360     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20121     Document Type: Article

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