Obstetric and neonatal outcomes in severe fetal ventriculomegaly

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 124-129

  Breeze, Andrew C G ^a   Alexander, Peta M A ^a   Murdoch, Edile M ^a   Missfelder Lobos, Hannah H ^a   Hackett, Gerald A ^a   Lees, Christoph C ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetus; Hydrocephalus; Perinatal outcome; Pregnancy outcome; Prenatal diagnosis; Termination of pregnancy; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETAL VENTRICULOMEGALY; FETUS MALFORMATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OBSTETRIC CARE; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINA BIFIDA; ULTRASOUND;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ABORTION, EUGENIC; ADULT; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGNOSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33847116112     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1624     Document Type: Article

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