Prenatal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging features in a fetus with Walker-Warburg syndrome

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 363-365

  Strigini, F ^a   Vallerianit, A ^d,e   Cecchi, M ^a   Ghirri, P ^b   Aiello, C ^f   Bertini, E ^f   Cioni, G ^c,e   Battini, R ^e  

^a Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Italy)

^b Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d S Chiara Hospital   (Italy)

^e DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

^f BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGYRIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; ULTRASOUND; WALKER WARBURG SYNDROME; CEREBELLUM; FATALITY; INFANT; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MALE; NEWBORN; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PREGNANCY; SYNDROME;

CEREBELLUM; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LATERAL VENTRICLES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SYNDROME;

EID: 61849154113     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6300     Document Type: Letter

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