Magnetic resonance imaging in the congenital adrenal hyperplasia population: Increased frequency of white-matter abnormalities and temporal lobe atrophy

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 181-186

  Nass, Ruth ^a,c   Heier, Linda ^c   Moshang, Thomas ^d   Oberfield, Sharon ^a   George, Ajax ^a   New, Maria I ^c   Speiser, Phyllis W ^b,c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0030998104     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307389701200306     Document Type: Article

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