Carbamazepine trial for Lesch-Nyhan self-mutilation

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 476-478

  Roach, E S ^a,b   Delgado, Mauricio ^a,b   Anderson, Louise ^a   Iannaccone, Susan T ^a,b   Burns, Dennis K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LESCH NYHAN SYNDROME; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NERVE BIOPSY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SEX LINKAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029823653     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307389601100613     Document Type: Article

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