Extensive cerebral white matter abnormality without clinical symptoms: A new hereditary condition?

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 801-805

  Autti, T ^a   Muttilainen, M ^c   Raininko, R ^e   Heiskala, H ^d   Puranen, J ^a   Hakkinen A M ^a   Tienari, P ^a   Santavuori, P ^a   Suominen, P ^f   Somer, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Vaestoliitto   (Finland)

^c JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Rinnekoti Foundation Finland   (Finland)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f Ctrl Hosp University of Helsinki ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 18; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FACE DYSMORPHIA; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPERKINESIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0033008453     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1531-8249(199906)45:6<801::AID-ANA17>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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