Vacuolating leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts with late onset athetotic movements

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 90-93

  Takanashi, Jun Ichi ^a   Sugita, Katsuo ^a   Kohno, Yoichi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Athetosis; Child; Fluid attenuated inversion recovery; Magnetic resonance imaging; Valuolating leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHETOSIS; BRAIN CYST; CASE REPORT; CHILD; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WHITE MATTER;

ATHETOSIS; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; CYSTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SYNDROME; VACUOLES;

EID: 0033136798     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(99)00073-8     Document Type: Article

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