Neurophysiologic Evaluation of Brain Function in Extremely Premature Newborn Infants

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-10

  deRegnier, Raye Ann ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

development; extreme prematurity; neurophysiology

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN DISEASE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BRAIN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION DISORDERS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 38649102541     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2007.12.003     Document Type: Review

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