Leigh syndrome in a 3-year-old boy with unusual brain MR imaging and pathologic findings

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 224-227

  Topçu, Meral ^a   Saatci, Isil ^b   Apak, R Anil ^a   Söylemezoglu, Figen ^c   Akçören, Zuhal ^b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Radiology ^*  (Turkey)

^c ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEIGH DISEASE; MALE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; LEIGH DISEASE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 0034000760     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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