Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 342-346 , May 2003

Encephalopathy as a predictor of magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities in asphyxiated newborns

  • Seth A Kaufman, MD

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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  • Steven P Miller, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    • ,
  • Donna M Ferriero, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    • ,
  • David H Glidden, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    • ,
  • A.James Barkovich, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Department of Radiology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    • ,
  • J.Colin Partridge, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Partridge; Neonatal Brain Disorders Center; University of California, San Francisco; 521 Parnassus Ave, Box 0114; San Francisco, CA 94143-0114, USA.

Received 11 June 2002 ,Accepted 17 December 2002.

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doi: 10.1016/S0887-8994(03)00015-8

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 342-346 , May 2003

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