Quality of life of children with cystic periventricular leukomalacia - a prospective analysis with the Child Health Questionnaire-Parent Form 50

• Main Authors: Bernhard eResch (Author), Anja eMühlanger (Author), Ute eMaurer-Fellbaum (Author), Elisabeth ePichler-Stachl (Author), Elisabeth eResch (Author), Berndt eUrlesberger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Cystic periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) is associated with moderate to severe physical and mental handicaps in preterm infants. We hypothesized whether or not those handicaps were associated with a poorer quality of life (QOL) of affected children and their families compared to matched...