Cerebellar agenesis: An extreme form of cerebellar disruption in preterm neonates

Journal of Pediatric Neuroradiology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 163-167

  Poretti, Andrea ^a,b   Risen, Sarah ^a,c   Meoded, Avner ^a   Northington, Frances J ^a   Johnston, Michael V ^a,c   Boltshdauser, Eugen ^b   Huisman, Thierry A G M ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agenesis; Cerebellum; Disruptive lesion; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013613562     PISSN: 13096680     EISSN: 13096745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/PNR-13060     Document Type: Article

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