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Perinatal Lesions of Gray Matter

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Developmental Neuropathology

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The description of infantile lesions of gray matter is arranged here in two chapters. The present one reviews ulegyria, marbled state and pontosubicular neuron necrosis, along with some other lesions likely to be found upon perinatal distress. It forms the pendant to the preceding chapter on the perinatal lesions of the white matter. All of these lesions may coexist or combine in various patterns. The subsequent Chap. 8 reviews lesions which are more likely to result from disturbances after birth or during postnatal life. The distinction is only relative, however, as there is generous overlap between these groups.

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Friede, R.L. (1989). Perinatal Lesions of Gray Matter. In: Developmental Neuropathology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73697-1_7

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