Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 208-213 , August 2010

Clinical Manifestations of Symptomatic Intracranial Hemorrhage in Term Neonates: 18 Years of Experience in a Medical Center

  • Mei-Chen Ou-Yang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chung-Bin Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Kuang Tien General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Department of Nursing, Hung Kuang University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsin-Chun Huang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Mei-Yung Chung

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chih-Cheng Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Feng-Shun Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Pei-Hsin Chao

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • I-Lun Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Mei-Hui Ou-Yang

      Affiliations

    • San An Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chieh-An Liu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, 123 Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien 833, Taiwan

Received 26 May 2009 ,Revised 22 September 2009 ,Accepted 5 October 2009.

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PII: S1875-9572(10)60040-X

doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(10)60040-X

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 208-213 , August 2010

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