Hyperechogenicity of the thalamus and basal ganglia in very preterm infants: Radiological findings and short-term neurological outcome

Neuropediatrics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 283-289

  Leijser, L M ^a   Klein, R H ^a   Veen, S ^a   Liauw, L ^a   Van Wezel Meijler, G ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cerebral ultrasonography; Preterm infants; Thalamus and basal ganglia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS;

BASAL GANGLIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; THALAMUS;

EID: 8844265280     PISSN: 0174304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-830364     Document Type: Article

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