Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy: Report of two cases;Distrofia neuroaxonal infantil: Relato de dois casos

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1000-1004

  Scola, Rosana Herminia ^a   Werneck, Lineu Cesar ^b   Ramos, Cássio Slompo ^b   Barea, Lizelote Menke ^b   Bezerra Da Cunha, Francisco M ^b   Sanderson, Ângela M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Nerve biopsy; Neuroaxonal dystrophy; Neuroaxonal spheroid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEUROAXONAL DYSTROPHY; PATHOLOGY; SURAL NERVE;

BIOPSY; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROAXONAL DYSTROPHIES; SURAL NERVE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033249885     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1999000600017     Document Type: Article

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