Cerebral palsy in term infants: A clinicopathologic analysis of 158 medicolegal case reviews

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 456-464

  Redline, Raymond W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Classification system; Pathology; Placenta

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBRAL PALSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOXIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; VASCULAR LESION;

ADULT; CEREBRAL PALSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; TERM BIRTH; UMBILICAL CORD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58449084427     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: 16155742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2350/08-05-0468.1     Document Type: Article

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