Histopathology of an infantile-onset spongiform leukoencephalopathy with a discrepantly mild clinical course

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 206-212

  Van Der Knaap, M S ^a   Barth, P G ^b   Vrensen, G F J M ^c   Valk, J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Myelin vacuolation; Spongiform leukoencephalopathy

Indexed keywords

MYELIN;

ALEXANDER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; CASE REPORT; CELL VACUOLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; CANAVAN DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0029973244     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050510     Document Type: Article

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