Hypothalamic hamartoma with gelastic epilepsy, precocious puberty and polydactyly

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 533-536

  Turanli, Güzide ^a   Aynaci, Müjgan ^a   Yalnizoǧlu, Dilek ^a   Renda, Yavuz ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gelastic epilepsy; Hypothalamic hamartoma; Polydactyly; Precocious puberty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HAMARTOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; POLYDACTYLY; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ADOLESCENT; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES; LAUGHTER; POLYDACTYLY; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS;

EID: 0030256181     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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