Neuropathological findings in Moebius syndrome

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 136-141

  Lammens, M ^a,b,d   Moerman, Ph ^a   Fryns, J P ^a   Schroder J M ^b   Spinnewyn, D ^c   Casaer, P ^a   Dom, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Maria Middelares Hospital   (Belgium)

^d Stichting Laboratoria voor Pathologie en Medische Microbiologie   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain stem; Calcification; Fetal akinesia sequence; Moebius syndrome; Splenogonadal fusion

Indexed keywords

AKINESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; BRAIN STEM; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CRANIAL NERVE; DYSPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOEBIUS SYNDROME; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEWBORN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEGMENTUM; ZELLWEGER SYNDROME;

ACRONICTA LEPORINA;

EID: 0031692579     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1998.tb03716.x     Document Type: Article

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