Primary megalencephaly at birth and low intelligence level

Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1254-1259

  Petersson, Susanna ^a   Pedersen, Nancy L ^b   Schalling, Martin ^a   Lavebratt, Catharina ^a,c  

^a Med Cent   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Birth head circumference; Low intelligence level; Mental retardation; Primary megalencephaly

Indexed keywords

ALEXANDER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0032836285     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.53.6.1254     Document Type: Article

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