The clinical outcomes of neonatal and childhood stroke: Review of the literature and implications for future research

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 431-438

  Hartel C ^a   Schilling, S ^b   Sperner, J ^a   Thyen, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b St Hedwig's Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavior; Childhood; Clinical outcome; Ischemic stroke; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN INJURY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 3843117835     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2004.00861.x     Document Type: Review

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