Prenatal ultrasound detection of bilateral focal polymicrogyria

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 808-811

  Delle Urban, Linei Augusta Brolini ^a,b,c   Righini, Andrea ^a   Rustico, Mariangela ^a   Triulzi, Fabio ^a   Nicolini, Umberto ^a  

^a V BUZZI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b DAPI Clinic   (Brazil)

^c Ospedale Buzzi ICP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fetal magnetic resonance imaging; Migration anomalies; Polymicrogyria; Prenatal ultrasound; Twin fetuses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MICROGYRIA; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

ADULT; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; PARIETAL LOBE; PREGNANCY; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 7944234629     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.987     Document Type: Article

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