Prenatal diagnosis and outcome of partial agenesis and hypoplasia of the corpus callosum

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-41

  Ghi, T ^a   Carletti, A ^a   Contro, E ^a   Cera, E ^a   Falco, P ^a   Tagliavini, G ^a   Michelacci, L ^a   Tani, G ^b   Youssef, A ^a   Bonasoni, P ^b   Rizzo, N ^a   Pelusi, G ^a   Pilu, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Callosal hypoplasia; Corpus callosum; Partial agenesis; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 74049129450     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7489     Document Type: Article

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