Postmortem diagnosis of leukodystrophies

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1068-1071

  Shields, Lisa B E ^a   Handy, Tracey Corey ^a,b   Parker Jr , Joseph C ^b   Burns, Carolyn ^c  

^a Office of the Chief Medical Examiner   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Inherited disorder; Leukodystrophy; Lysosomal disorder; Progressive demyelination; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DEMYELINATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKODYSTROPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0031684373     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14359j     Document Type: Article

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