Cognitive abilities in children with congenital muscular dystrophy: Correlation with brain MRI and merosin status

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 6-7, 1999, Pages 383-387

  Mercuri, Eugenio ^a   Gruter Andrew, Jackie ^a   Philpot, Jo ^a   Sewry, Caroline ^a   Counsell, Serena ^a   Henderson, Sheila ^b   Jensen, Alan ^b   Naom, Isam ^a   Bydder, Graeme ^a   Dubowitz, Victor ^a   Muntoni, Francesco ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive abilities; Congenital muscular dystrophy; Merosin; MRI

Indexed keywords

MEROSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LAMININ; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 0032857453     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8966(99)00034-6     Document Type: Article

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