The neurocognitive outcome of mild isolated fetal ventriculomegaly verified by prenatal magnetic resonance imaging

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 215.e1-215.e6

  Leitner, Yael ^a   Stolar, Orit ^a   Rotstein, Michael ^a   Toledano, Hagit ^a   Harel, Shaul ^a   Bitchonsky, Ora ^a   Ben Adani, Liana ^a   Miller, Elka ^a   Ben Sira, Liat ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

fetal magnetic resonance imaging; isolated mild ventriculomegaly; Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children; neurodevelopment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPEECH THERAPY;

EID: 67651108757     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.04.031     Document Type: Article

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