Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 45, Issue 2 , Pages 135-141 , June 2006

Fetal Intracranial Hemorrhage (Fetal Stroke): Report of Four Antenatally Diagnosed Casesand Review of the Literature

  • Ying-Fen Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wei-Chih Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jenn-Jhy Tseng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Chungshan Medical University and National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Esther Shih-Chu Ho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Chungshan Medical University and National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Min-Min Chou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Chungshan Medical University and National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Min-Min Chou, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 160, Section 3, Taichungkang Road, Taichung 407, Taiwan

,Accepted 3 March 2006.

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PII: S1028-4559(09)60211-4

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60211-4

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 45, Issue 2 , Pages 135-141 , June 2006

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