Cerebral injury in monochorionic twins with selective intrauterine growth restriction and/or birthweight discordance

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 628.e1-628.e5

  Lopriore, Enrico ^a   Slaghekke, Femke ^a   Vandenbussche, Frank P ^a   Middeldorp, Johanna M ^a   Walther, Frans J ^a   Oepkes, Dick ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

birthweight discordance; cerebral injury; monochorionic twins; selective intrauterine growth restriction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 57149125603     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.06.008     Document Type: Article

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