Pathogenesis, neuroimaging and management in children with cerebral palsy born preterm

Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 302-312

  Hoon Jr , Alexander H ^a   Faria, Andreia Vasconcellos ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Diffusion tensor imaging; Diffusion weighted imaging; Fractional anisotropy; Functional connectivity MRI; Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy; Intraventricular hemorrhage; Large deformation diffeomorphic metric mapping; Magnetic resonance imaging (conventional); Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Neonatal intensive care unit; Periventricular leukomalacia; Small for gestational age; Very low birth weight; White matter

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BOTULINUM TOXIN; DIAZEPAM; LEVODOPA; TETRABENAZINE; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRACE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DORSAL RHIZOTOMY; DYSKINESIA; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OLIGODENDROGLIA; OSTEOTOMY; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TENDON TRANSFER; TENOTOMY; WHITE MATTER INJURY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PREMATURITY; PROCEDURES;

CEREBRAL PALSY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES;

EID: 84863776463     PISSN: 19405510     EISSN: 19405529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ddrr.127     Document Type: Article

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