Transient periventricular echodensities in preterms and neurodevelopmental outcome

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 230-235

  Pisani, Francesco ^a   Leali, Luisa ^a   Moretti, Sabrina ^a   Turco, Emanuela ^a   Volante, Enrico ^a   Bevilacqua, Giulio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CHOROID PLEXUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN PERIOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33745175215     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7010.2006.00059     Document Type: Article

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