Neuropathologic Studies of the Encephalopathy of Prematurity in the Late Preterm Infant

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 707-722

  Haynes, Robin L ^a   Sleeper, Lynn A ^b   Volpe, Joseph J ^c   Kinney, Hannah C ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Axonopathy; Cerebral cortex; Critical period; Periventricular leukomalacia; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYNONENAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CD68 ANTIGEN; FRACTIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MALONALDEHYDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASTROCYTE; ASTROCYTOSIS; AUTOPSY; AXONAL INJURY; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN NECROSIS; BRAIN WEIGHT; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; ENCEPHALOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLIA; GLIOSIS; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THALAMUS; WHITE MATTER LESION; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN PERIVENTRICULAR LEUKOMALACIA; CRITICAL PERIOD; METABOLISM; NEUROPATHY; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

AXONOPATHY; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CRITICAL PERIOD; PERIVENTRICULAR LEUKOMALACIA; THALAMUS;

AUTOPSY; BRAIN; HUMANS; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; LEUKOMALACIA, PERIVENTRICULAR;

EID: 84886949414     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: 15579840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2013.07.003     Document Type: Review

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