An attempt to standardize Kurjak's antenatal neurodevelopmental test: Osaka consensus statement

Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 317-329

  Stanojevic, Milan ^a   Talic, Amira ^b   Miskovic, Berivoj ^a   Vasilj, Oliver ^a   Shaddad, Afaf Naim ^c   Ahmed, Badreldeen ^c   Kadic, Aida Salihagic ^a   Predojevic, Maja ^a   Vladareanu, Radu ^d   Lebit, Daniela ^d   Abu Yaqoub, Salwa ^c   Al Noobi, Madeeha ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b University of Medical Sciences and Technology Academy Charity Hospital   (Sweden)

^c HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^d CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^e Armed Forces Medical Services   (Qatar)

Author keywords

4D ultrasound; Cerebral palsy; Fetal neurobehavior; Neurobehavioral screening; Postnatal neurological screening

Indexed keywords

BODY MOVEMENT; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBRAL PALSY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; FETAL WELL BEING; FETUS MONITORING; FOLLOW UP; HAND MOVEMENT; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; KURJAK ANTENATAL NEURODEVELOPMENT TEST; MORPHOLOGY; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL SCREENING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYMPOSIUM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 80055036656     PISSN: 0973614X     EISSN: 09751912     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1209     Document Type: Editorial

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