Cerebellum of the premature infant: Rapidly developing, vulnerable, clinically important

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1085-1104

  Volpe, Joseph J ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Clinical sequelae; External granule cells; Injury; Premature infants; Underdevelopment

Indexed keywords

EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; HEMOSIDERIN;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CEREBELLUM HEMORRHAGE; CEREBELLUM INFARCTION; CEREBELLUM INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIASCHISIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIOPATHY;

CEREBELLUM; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES;

EID: 70349272701     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073809338067     Document Type: Review

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