Folate-responsive neurological and mental disorders: Report of 16 cases: Neuropsychological correlates of computerized transaxial tomography and radionuclide cisternography in folic acid deficiencies

European Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 1-6, 1977, Pages 230-246

  Botez, M I ^a   Fontaine, Francine ^a   Botez, Thérèse ^a   Bachevalier, Jocelyne ^a  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebral atrophy; Computerized transaxial tomography; Folate deficiency; Jejunal atrophy; Radionuclide cisternograms; Restless legs syndrome

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

BRAIN ATROPHY; CISTERNOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; ETIOLOGY; FATIGUE; INTELLIGENCE; JEJUNUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; THERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ATROPHY; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; JEJUNUM; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0017566043     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: 14219913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000114904     Document Type: Article

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