Spinal cord injury at birth: A hidden causative factor

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 824-826

  Fenger Gron, Jesper ^a,c   Kock, Kirsten ^a   Nielsen, Rasmus G ^a   Leth, Peter M ^b   Illum, Niels ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Birth injuries; Congenital malformation; Neonatal complications; Spinal cord compression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AUTOPSY; BIRTH INJURY; BREECH EXTRACTION; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; NEWBORN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE MALFORMATION;

BIRTH INJURIES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 43249101871     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00768.x     Document Type: Article

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