Prognosis of isolated mild to moderate fetal cerebral ventriculomegaly: A systematic review

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 401-409

  Devaseelan, Priscilla ^a   Cardwell, Chris ^b   Bell, Barbara ^c   Ong, Stephen ^a  

^a ROYAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c CRAIGAVON AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Isolated ventriculomegaly; neurological outcome; prognosis; systematic review; ventriculomegaly

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; COUNSELING; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FETAL CEREBRAL VENTRICULOMEGALY; HUMAN; INFECTION; KARYOTYPING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANEUPLOIDY; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77954614867     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2010.048     Document Type: Review

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