Pediatric Neurology
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 10-15 , January 2008

White-Matter Injury is Associated With Impaired Gaze in Premature Infants

  • Hannah C. Glass, MDCM

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Shinji Fujimoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Camilla Ceppi-Cozzio, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Agnes I. Bartha, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Daniel B. Vigneron, PhD

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
    • Department of Radiology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • David V. Glidden, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Donna M. Ferriero, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Steven P. Miller, MDCM

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Miller; Division of Neurology, K3-180; British Columbia Children’s Hospital, University of British Columbia; 4480 Oak St.; Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3V4, Canada.

Received 13 February 2007 ,Accepted 28 August 2007.

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PII: S0887-8994(07)00424-9

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2007.08.019

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 10-15 , January 2008

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