A 16-year-old male with noonan's syndrome develops progressive scoliosis and deteriorating gait

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-52

  Sanford, Robert A ^a   Bowman, Robin ^b   Tomita, Tadanori ^b   De Leon, Guillermo ^b   Palka, Peter ^b  

^a SEMMES MURPHEY NEUROLOGIC AND SPINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GAIT DISORDER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NOONAN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 0032929190     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028761     Document Type: Article

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