Outcomes of preterm neonates with frontal horn cysts: A retrospective study

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1377-1381

  Trawber, Rory ^a,b   Rao, Shripada ^b   Srinivasjois, Ravisha ^a   Thonell, Sven ^b   Nagarajan, Lakshmi ^b   French, Noel ^a,c   Jacoby, Peter ^d   McMichael, Judy ^c  

^a KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^c State Child Development Centre   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

frontal horn cysts; neonates; neurodevelopment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL HORN CYST; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

BRAIN DISEASES; CYSTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; LATERAL VENTRICLES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78650216016     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073810366600     Document Type: Article

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