Pediatric Neurology
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 214-217 , September 2003

Sharp waves in preterm infants with periventricular leukomalacia

  • Ayako Sofue, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Okazaki City Hospital, Aichi, Japan
    • Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Sofue; Department of Pediatrics; Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; 65 Tsurumai-cho; Showa-ku; Nagoya, Aichi 466-8550, Japan.
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  • Akihisa Okumura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.
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  • Fumio Hayakawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Okazaki City Hospital, Aichi, Japan
    • ,
  • Kazuyoshi Watanabe, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.

Received 10 December 2002 ,Accepted 3 March 2003.

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PII: S0887-8994(03)00221-2

doi: 10.1016/S0887-8994(03)00221-2

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 214-217 , September 2003

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