Disrupted cerebellar development in preterm infants is associated with impaired neurodevelopmental outcome

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 167, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1141-1147

  Messerschmidt, Agnes ^a,e   Fuiko, Renate ^a   Prayer, Daniela ^a   Brugger, Peter C ^a   Boltshauser, Eugen ^b   Zoder, Gerlinde ^c   Sterniste, Walter ^d   Weber, Michael ^a   Birnbacher, Robert ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c WILHELMINEN HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^d DANUBE HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^e ST ANNA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Cerebellum; Disrupted development; Neurodevelopmental outcome; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MICROCEPHALY; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CEREBELLUM; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE;

EID: 43149108450     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-007-0647-0     Document Type: Article

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