Cutis verticis gyrata-mental deficiency syndrome: A patient with drug-resistant epilepsy and polymicrogyria

Epilepsia

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 284-286

  Striano, Salvatore ^a,b   Ruosi, Patrizia ^a   Guzzetta, Vito ^a   Perone, Lucia ^a   Manto, Andrea ^a   Cirillo, Sossio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cutis verticis gyrata; Epilepsy; Mental retardation; Neuroradiology; Polymicrogyria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 16Q; CHROMOSOME 3P; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MICROGYRIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE;

ADULT; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 16; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 3; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; OCCIPITAL LOBE; SCALP; SYNDROME;

EID: 0030050762     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1996.tb00027.x     Document Type: Article

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