Torticollis acquired in late infancy due to a cerebellar gangliocytoma

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-44

  Caress, James B ^a,b   Nohria, Virinder ^a   Fuchs, Herbert ^a   Boustany, Rose Mary ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Dystonia; Gangliocytoma; Torticollis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; GANGLIONEUROMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 0029883361     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-5876(95)01320-2     Document Type: Article

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