Porencephaly and optic hypoplasia in neonatal isoimmune thrombocytopenia.
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Porencephaly and optic hypoplasia in neonatal isoimmune thrombocytopenia.
Five children with prenatal intracerebral damage associated with neonatal isoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura are described, and characteristic neurological features listed. These include optic hypoplasia which has not been previously documented in this condition.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.64.6.858