Perinatal and neurodevelopmental outcome with isolated fetal ventriculomegaly: A systematic review

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 289-298

  Laskin, Matthew D ^a   Kingdom, John ^a   Toi, Ants ^a   Chitayat, David ^b   Ohlsson, Arne ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Isolated; Neurodevelopmental outcome; Perinatal outcome; Systematic review; Ventriculomegaly

Indexed keywords

BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBASE; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; ISOLATED FETUS VENTRICULOMEGALY; MEDLINE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STILLBIRTH; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 30344466926     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050500329775     Document Type: Review

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