Congenital hypomyelinating neuropathy: A reversible case

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-73

  Ghamdi, Mohammed ^a   Armstrong, Dawna L ^a   Miller, Geoffrey ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYELINATION; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPATHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031041086     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(96)00262-7     Document Type: Article

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