Response of the foetal pupil to vibro-acoustic stimulation: A foetal attention test

Early Human Development

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 199-204

  Cajal, Carlos López Ramón Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL COMPLEX OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Foetal attention test; Foetal neurology; Foetal pupil; Pupillo acoustic test; Vibro acoustic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRIS; MYDRIASIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PUPIL;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ATTENTION; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PUPIL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 79951770123     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2010.12.007     Document Type: Article

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