Dandy-Walker syndrome presenting as opisthotonus: Proposed pathophysiology

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 165-168

  Ondo, William G ^a,c   Delong, G Robert ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Apt 2073 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BACLOFEN; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; DIAZEPAM; PROPAFENONE; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPISTHOTONUS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029866887     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0887-8994(96)00014-8     Document Type: Article

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