X-linked hydrocephalus masquerading as spina bifida and destructive porencephaly in successive generations in one family

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 359-363

  Brewer, C M ^a,b   Fredericks, B J ^a,b   Pont, J M W ^a,b   Stephenson, J B P ^a,b   Tolmie, J L ^a,b  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HYDROCEPHALUS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISABLED PERSON; FETUS; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; IMAGING; INFANT; MALE; PORENCEPHALY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINA BIFIDA; ULTRASOUND; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

EID: 0029991461     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1996.tb12102.x     Document Type: Article

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