Morphological spectrum of prenatal cerebellar disruptions

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 397-407

  Poretti, Andrea ^a   Prayer, Daniela ^b   Boltshauser, Eugen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cerebellar agenesis; Cerebellar disruption; Cerebellar hypoplasia; Neuroimaging; Unilateral cerebellar hypoplasia; Vanishing cerebellum

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MALFORMATION; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CEREBELLUM AGENESIS; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CEREBELLUM HYPOPLASIA; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; GLOBAL CEREBELLUM HYPOPLASIA; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CEREBELLAR DISRUPTION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNILATERAL CEREBELLUM APLASIA; UNILATERAL CEREBELLUM CLEFT; UNILATERAL CEREBELLUM HYPOPLASIA; VANISHING CEREBELLUM IN MYELOMENINGOCELE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADULT; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 68349096178     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2008.09.001     Document Type: Review

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