Lissencephaly associated with cerebellar hypoplasia and myoclonic epilepsy in a Bedouin kindred: A new syndrome?

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 326-330

  Farah, S ^a   Sabry, M A ^b   Khuraibet, A ^a   Khaffagi, S ^a   Rudwan, M ^a   Hassan, M ^c   Haseeb, N ^c   Abulhassan, S ^b   Abdel Rasool, M A ^b   Elgamal, S ^c   Qasrawi, B ^c   Al Busairi, W ^c   Farag, Talaat I ^b,d  

^a IBN SINA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^b AL SABAH HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^c Ministry of Social Affairs   (Kuwait)

^d Embassy Towers   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebellar hypoplasia; Lissencephaly; Myoclonic epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGYRIA; ARAB; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM HYPOPLASIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CONTRACTURE; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNATHIA; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; SPASTICITY; SYNDROME;

EID: 0030959134     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1997.tb02482.x     Document Type: Article

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