Cerebral blood perfusion and neurobehavioral performance in full-term small-for-gestational-age fetuses

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 201, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 474.e1-474.e7

  Cruz Martinez, Rogelio ^a   Figueras, Francesc ^a   Oros, Daniel ^a   Padilla, Nelly ^a   Meler, Eva ^a   Hernandez Andrade, Edgar ^a   Gratacos, Eduard ^a  

^a Fetal and Perinatal Medicine Research Group   (Spain)

Author keywords

cerebral blood perfusion; fractional moving blood volume; middle cerebral artery; Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale; small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BLOOD VOLUME; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAZELTON NEONATAL BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT SCALE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL MOVING BLOOD VOLUME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TERM BIRTH; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 70350786615     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.05.028     Document Type: Article

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