Effect of chorioamnionitis on brain development and injury in premature newborns

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-164

  Chau, Vann ^a   Poskitt, Kenneth J ^a   McFadden, Deborah E ^a   Bowen Roberts, Tim ^a   Synnes, Anne ^a   Brant, Rollin ^a   Sargent, Michael A ^a   Soulikias, Wendy ^a   Miller, Steven P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; LACTIC ACID; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN METABOLISM; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WHITE MATTER;

ANISOTROPY; ASPARTIC ACID; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; CHOLINE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFECTION; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROTONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 69949093213     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: 15318249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.21713     Document Type: Article

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