Low rate of cerebral injury in monochorionic twins with selective intrauterine growth restriction

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-114

  Chang, Yao Lung ^a   Chang, Shuenn Dyh ^a   Chao, An Shine ^a   Lien, Reyin ^a   Cheng, Po Jen ^a   Chueh, Ho Yen ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brain ultrasound; Cerebral injury; Intrauterine growth restriction; Monochorionic twin pregnancy; Umbilical artery doppler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN PERIVENTRICULAR LEUKOMALACIA; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LENTICULOSTIATE VASCULOPATHY; LEUKOMALACIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOCHORIONIC TWINS; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; PORENCEPHALIC CYST; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOCYST; SEIZURE; SUBEPENDYMAL PSEUDOCYST; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWINS; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VASCULAR DISEASE; BRAIN DISEASE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECHOGRAPHY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TAIWAN;

BRAIN DISEASES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 77953245211     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.13.1.109     Document Type: Article

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