The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 146, Issue 4 , Pages 453-460 , April 2005

Patterns of brain injury in term neonatal encephalopathy

Received 6 July 2004 ,Revised 27 October 2004 ,Accepted 9 December 2004.

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 Supported by the National Center for Research Resources (5 M01 RR-01271), US Public Health Service, and by the National Institutes of Health (NS35902). Dr Miller is supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Mr Ramaswamy was supported by the American Pediatric Society - Society for Pediatric Research summer research program (NIH grant HD007446).

PII: S0022-3476(04)01178-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.12.026

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 146, Issue 4 , Pages 453-460 , April 2005

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