Diffusion tensor imaging-demonstrated differences between hemiplegic and diplegic cerebral palsy with symmetric periventricular leukomalacia

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 650-654

  Cho, H K ^a   Jang, S H ^a   Lee, E ^a   Kim, S Y ^b   Kim, S ^a   Kwon, Y H ^a   Son, S M ^a  

^a Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^b Eulji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DIPLEGIC; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PYRAMIDAL TRACT;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKOMALACIA, PERIVENTRICULAR; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84876519429     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3272     Document Type: Article

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