Quantitative diffusion tensor imaging and intellectual outcomes in spina bifida: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-82

  Hasan, Khader M ^a   Sankar, Ambika ^a   Halphen, Christopher ^a   Kramer, Larry A ^a   Ewing Cobbs, Linda ^b   Dennis, Maureen ^c   Fletcher, Jack M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Caudate nucleus; Diffusion tensor imaging; IQ; Myelomeningocele; Neurodevelopment; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEURAL TUBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINA BIFIDA; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ANISOTROPY; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM;

EID: 46849122234     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED/2008/2/7/075     Document Type: Article

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