Pontomedullary disconnection: Fetal and neonatal considerations

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 812-814

  McCann, Emma ^a   Pilling, David ^a   Hesseling, Markus ^b   Roberts, Devender ^b   Subhedar, Nim ^b   Sweeney, Elizabeth ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Fetus; Hypoplasia; MRI; Pontocerebellar hypoplasia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM HYPOPLASIA; CISTERNA MAGNA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MALFORMATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE SPASM; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA; PES EQUINOVARUS; PONTOMEDULLARY DISCONNECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEIZURE;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; PONS; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 23644440059     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-005-1455-1     Document Type: Article

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