Foix-Chavany-Marie (anterior operculum) syndrome in childhood: A reappraisal of Worster-Drought syndrome

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 122-132

  Christen, H J ^c   Hanefeld, F ^a   Kruse, E ^c   Imhauser S ^a   Ernst, J P ^b   Finkenstaedt, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Epilepsy Center   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOIX CHAVANY MARIE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MASTICATION; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SUPRASYLVIAN GYRUS;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; BULBAR PALSY, PROGRESSIVE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; SPEECH DISORDERS; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033973674     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162200000232     Document Type: Article

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