Outcome of fetal cerebral posterior fossa anomalies

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 707-710

  Long, Audrey ^a   Moran, Paul ^a   Robson, Stephen ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dandy walker malformation; Dandy Walker variant; Mega cisterna magna; Outcome; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; DANDY-WALKER SYNDROME; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33747382030     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1485     Document Type: Article

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