Discordant clinical and neuroradiological features of congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome in monozygotic female twins

Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 287-290

  Lend, C ^a   Triulzi, F ^b  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Dell'Infanzia E dell'Adolescenza   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cortical dysplasia; Epilepsy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RADIOGRAPHY; SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; COGNITION DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SYNDROME; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0030203176     PISSN: 03920461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf01997788     Document Type: Article

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