Early sonographic prenatal diagnosis of seizures

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1007-1009

  Sheizaf, B ^a   Mazor, M ^a   Landau, D ^a   Burstein, E ^a   Bashiri, A ^a   Hershkovitz, R ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arthrogryposis; Convulsions; Fetal behavior; Fetal movement; Prenatal diagnosis; Seizures; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; APGAR SCORE; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVULSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SEIZURES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 38049132595     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.5153     Document Type: Article

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