Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrates long-term changes in brain structure in children born preterm and exposed to chorioamnionitis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 205, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 384.e1-384.e8

  Hatfield, Tamera ^a   Wing, Deborah A ^a   Buss, Claudia ^a   Head, Kevin ^a   Muftuler, L Tugan ^b   Davis, Elysia Poggi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chorioamnionitis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurodevelopment; Nfection; Preterm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SIZE; CHILD; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPORAL LOBE; BRAIN; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

BRAIN; CHILD; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84855168411     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.07.027     Document Type: Article

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