Cortical vision, MRI and developmental outcome in preterm infants

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Atkinson, J ^a   Braddick, O ^b   Anker, S ^a   Nardini, M ^b   Birtles, D ^a,b   Rutherford, M A ^c   Mercuri, E ^c   Dyet, L E ^c   Edwards, A D ^c   Cowan, F M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FIXATION SHIFTS UNDER COMPETITION; HUMAN; INFANT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORIENTATION REVERSAL VISUAL EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISION; VISION TEST; VISUAL CORTEX;

CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; VISION; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 47849117322     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.116988     Document Type: Article

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