Dementia associated with haemochromatosis: A report of two cases

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 318-322

  Harvey, R J ^a   Summerfield, J A ^b   Fox, N C ^a   Warrington, E K ^a   Rossor, M N ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Frontotemporal dementia; Genetic haemochromatosis; Iron deposition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030816027     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.1997.tb00354.x     Document Type: Article

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