Peripheral nerve abnormalities in the congenital cataracts facial dysmorphism neuropathy (CCFDN) syndrome

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 165-170

  Tournev, I ^a   King, R H M ^b   Workman, J ^b   Nourallah, M ^b   Muddle, J R ^b   Kalaydjieva, L ^c   Romanski, K ^d   Thomas, P K ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d National Center for Neurosurgery   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Cataracts; Dysmorphism; Hypomyelination; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATION; FACE DYSMORPHIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CATARACT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLES; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SURAL NERVE; SYNDROME;

EID: 0032841954     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010051065     Document Type: Article

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