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Sonography of the premature brain: intracranial hemorrhage and periventricular leukomalacia

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Sonography is very important when evaluating the pre-term central nervous system and can help in the diagnosis of certain diseases.

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Grant, E.G. Sonography of the premature brain: intracranial hemorrhage and periventricular leukomalacia. Neuroradiology 28, 476–490 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00344101

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