Hemimegalencephaly in hypomelanosis of Ito: Early sonographic pattern and peculiar MR findings in a newborn

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-67

  Auriemma, A ^a   Agostinis, C ^a   Bianchi, P ^a   Bellan, C ^a   Salvoni, L ^a   Manara, O ^a   Colombo, A ^a  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hemimegalencephaly; Hypomelanosis of Ito; MRI; Newborn; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; HEMIHYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPOMELANOSIS; MALE; MYELINATION; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SKIN DEFECT;

BRAIN; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMAN; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; SEIZURES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 0033833826     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-8266(00)00099-9     Document Type: Article

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