Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of acute hypoxic-ischemic cerebral lesions in the survivor of a monochorionic twin pregnancy: Case report

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 453-456

  Righini, A ^a,c   Kustermann, A ^b   Parazzini, C ^a   Fogliani, R ^b   Ceriani, F ^a,b   Triulzi, F ^a  

^a Istituti Clinici di Perfezionamento ^*  (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c Radiology and Neuroradiology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain damage; Cotwin death; Ischemic lesion; Monochorionic; MRI; Twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TWINS;

EID: 34247327421     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.3967     Document Type: Article

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