Congenital muscular dystrophy with severe retrocollis and mental retardation: A report of two siblings

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 279-281

  Nashef, Lina ^a,b   Lake, B D ^c   Schapira, A H V ^d,e  

^a KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital muscular dystrophy; Congenital muscular dystrophy of Fukuyama type; Mental retardation; Retrocollis

Indexed keywords

ADHALIN; DYSTROPHIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOBILIZATION; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING;

EID: 0030963481     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.62.3.279     Document Type: Article

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