Slowing of central conduction in X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy shown by brain stem auditory evoked responses

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-46

  Nicholson, Garth ^a   Corbett, Alastair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brainstem auditory evoked responses; X linked Charcot Marie Tooth neuropathy

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHROMOSOME 17; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MYELINATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHWANN CELL; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0030035312     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.61.1.43     Document Type: Article

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