Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in apparently low risk pregnancies: Retrospective analysis of the last five years at the University of Bologna

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 516-521

  Ghi, Tullio ^a   Giunchi, Susanna ^a   Pilu, Gianluigi ^a   Youssef, Aly ^a   Morselli Labate, Antonio Maria ^a   Arcangeli, Tiziana ^a   Meriggiola, Maria Cristina ^a   Pelusi, Carla ^a   Ancora, Gina ^a   Cocchi, Guido ^a   Faldella, Giacomo ^a   Pelusi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy; Perinatal asphyxia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL PALSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEONATAL HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; NEWBORN; PERINATAL DEATH; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; ITALY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK;

EID: 77952536744     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767050903186293     Document Type: Article

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