Perinatal outcome and neurological follow up of the cotwins in twin pregnancies complicated by single intrauterine death

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-40

  Fichera, A ^a   Zambolo, C ^a   Accorsi, P ^b   Martelli, P ^b   Ambrosi, C ^b   Frusca, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intrauterine death; MRI; Neurological follow up; Twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; FETUS DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEWBORN PERIOD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 71749099136     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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