Fetal intracranial hemorrhage (fetal stroke): Report of four antenatally diagnosed cases and review of the literature

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-141

  Huang, Ying Fen ^a   Chen, Wei Chih ^a   Tseng, Jenn Jhy ^a,b   Ho, Esther Shih Chu ^a,b   Chou, Min Min ^a,b  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fetal intracranial hemorrhage; Fetal stroke; Prenatal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS DISEASE; FLOW RATE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; TAIWAN; ULTRASOUND; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

EID: 33745927403     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60211-4     Document Type: Article

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