Neonatal seizures and brain imaging

Journal of Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-67

  Bonifacio, Sonia L ^a,c   Miller, Steven P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy; MRI; MRS; Neonatal encephalopathy; Seizures; Stroke; Term newborn

Indexed keywords

BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEONATAL SEIZURE; NEUROIMAGING; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE;

EID: 63249128892     PISSN: 13042580     EISSN: 18759041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JPN-2009-0269     Document Type: Review

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