Leigh syndrome and partial deficit of cytochrome c oxidase associated with epilepsia partialis continua

Brain and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 207-211

  Elia, Maurizio ^a   Musumeci, Sebastiano Antonino ^a   Ferri, Raffaele ^a   Colamaria, Vito ^b   Azan, Gaetano ^a   Greco, Donatella ^a   Stefanini, Maria Chiara ^a  

^a OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

^b III Serv of Child Neuropsychiatry   (Italy)

Author keywords

COX partial deficit; Epilepsia partialis continua; Leigh syndrome

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CASE REPORT; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LEIGH DISEASE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030152946     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0387-7604(95)00126-3     Document Type: Article

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