Cerebellar loss and brain-stem atrophy associated with neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia in a discordant twin

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-62

  Mohila, Carrie A ^a   Kubicka, Zuzanna J ^a   Ornvold, Kim T ^a   Harris, Brent T ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Germinal matrix hemorrhage; Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia; Posterior fossa cyst

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN TISSUE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEONATAL ALLOIMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS;

ADULT; ATROPHY; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; DISEASES IN TWINS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; THROMBOCYTOPENIA, NEONATAL ALLOIMMUNE; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC;

EID: 77949682765     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: 16155742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2350/08-11-0562.1     Document Type: Article

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