Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy, and sensorineural hearing loss (CAPOS): A new syndrome

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 419-421

  Nicolaides, P ^a   Appleton, R E ^a   Fryer, A ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Deafness; Optic atrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME;

ATAXIA;

EID: 0029870946     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.33.5.419     Document Type: Article

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