Abnormal antenatal Doppler velocimetry and cognitive outcome in very-low-birth-weight infants at 2 years of age

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 178-185

  Leppanen M ^a   Ekholm, E ^a   Palo, P ^a   Maunu, J ^a   Munck, P ^c   Parkkola, R ^a   Matomaki J ^a   Lapinleimu, H ^a   Haataja, L ^a   Lehtonen, L ^a   Rautava, P ^b,c  

^a TURKU PET CENTRE   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cognitive outcome; Doppler; Fetal and placental blood flow; MRI; VLBW

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VASCULARIZATION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956164667     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7694     Document Type: Article

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