Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in children surviving extremely premature delivery and extremely low birthweight with cerebral palsy

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 743-747

  Bodensteiner, John B ^a   Johnsen, Stanley D ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM INJURY; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; WHITE MATTER;

ARIZONA; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGAN SIZE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVORS;

EID: 33750714799     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738060210091101     Document Type: Review

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