Severity of perinatal illness and cerebral cortical growth in preterm infants

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 990-995

  Kaukola, Tuula ^a,b   Kapellou, Olga ^a   Laroche, Sabine ^a,c   Counsell, Serena J ^a   Dyet, Leigh E ^a   Allsop, Joanna M ^a   Edwards, A David ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brain imaging; Cortical growth; Illness severity; Magnetic resonance; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTERIC FEEDING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; COHORT STUDIES; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 65449189501     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01268.x     Document Type: Article

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