Steroids that induce lung maturation acutely affect higher cortical function: A fetal magnetoencephalography study

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-106

  Schneider, Uwe ^a   Arnscheidt, Christian ^a   Schwab, Matthias ^a   Haueisen, Jens ^b,c   Seewald, Hans Joachim ^a   Schleussner, Ekkehard ^a  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortical auditory evoked response; Fetal magnetoencephalography; Preterm labor; Steroid administration

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN STEM; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EXPECTANT MOTHER; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETAMETHASONE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FEMALE; FETAL ORGAN MATURITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LUNG; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 79952496632     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719110381140     Document Type: Article

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