Molar tooth sign in Joubert syndrome: Clinical, radiologic, and pathologic significance

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 368-376

  Maria, Bernard L ^a,c   Quisling, Ronald G ^a   Rosainz, Louis C ^a   Yachnis, Anthony T ^b   Gitten, Jill ^b   Dede, Duane ^b   Fennell, Eileen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Division of Pediatric Neurology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APNEA; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CHILD; DYSPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPNEA; JOUBERT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032989288     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307389901400605     Document Type: Article

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