Clinical, pathologic, and neurochemical studies of an unusual case of neuronal storage disease with lamellar cytoplasmic inclusions: A new genetic disorder?

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-129

  Rose, Arthur L ^a   Farmer, Peter M ^c   Mitra, Nirmala ^d   Wisniewski, Krystyna E ^a,b   Pullarkat, Raju K ^a,b  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^c NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d SUNY Health Science Center ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NEUROCHEMISTRY; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; STORAGE DISEASE;

EID: 0032972362     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307389901400211     Document Type: Article

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