Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 87-92 , February 2010

Brain Plasticity Following Early Life Brain Injury: Insights From Neuroimaging

  • Martin Staudt, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Martin Staudt, MD, Clinic for Neuropediatrics and Neurorehabilitation, Epilepsy Center for Children and Adolescents, Krankenhausstr. 20 D–83569 Vogtareuth, Germany

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 Clinic for Neuropediatrics and Neurorehabilitation, Epilepsy Center for Children and Adolescents, Vogtareuth, Germany.

 Supported in part by the German Research Council (DFG: SFB 550-C4) and the University of Tübingen (Fortüne 584 and 865).

PII: S0146-0005(09)00097-4

doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2009.10.009

Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 87-92 , February 2010

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