Antenatal diagnosis of central nervous system anomalies: Can we predict prognosis?

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 435-438

  Leitner, Yael ^a   Goez, Helli ^a,c   Gull, Ilan ^b   Mesterman, Ronit ^a   Weiner, Ehud ^c   Jaffa, Ariel ^b   Harel, Shaul ^a  

^a Institute for Child Development   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANENCEPHALUS; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; CEREBELLUM ATROPHY; CHOROID PLEXUS TUMOR; COGNITION; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INDUCED ABORTION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENT; PREDICTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TELEPHONE;

EID: 4544279590     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307380401900607     Document Type: Review

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