Ultrasound abnormalities preceding cerebral palsy in high-risk preterm infants

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 815-820

  De Vries, Linda S ^a   Van Haastert, Inge Lot C ^a   Rademaker, Karin J ^a   Koopman, Corine ^a   Groenendaal, Floris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

c PVL; Cerebral palsy; CP; Cystic periventricular leukomalacia; Developmental quotient; DQ; GA; Gestational age; Intraventricular hemorrhage; IVH; Magnetic resonance imaging; MRI; Periventricular leukomalacia; PMA; Postmenstrual age; PVL; Ultrasound; US; VM

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LEUKOMALACIA, PERIVENTRICULAR; NETHERLANDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 3042828428     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.03.034     Document Type: Article

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