Unexpected recovery in a newborn with severe hypomyelinating neuropathy

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 245-248

  Levy, Beth K ^a   Fenton, Glen A ^a   Loaiza, Sergio ^a   Hayat, Ghazala R ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANTILE HYPOTONIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NERVE BIOPSY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 0030946228     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(97)89977-8     Document Type: Article

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