An established case of dentatorubral pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA) with unusual features on muscle biopsy

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 119-123

  Cox, Helen ^a   Costin Kelly, Natalie M ^a   Ramani, Pramila ^a   Whitehouse, William P ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autosomal dominant ataxias; Dementia; DRPLA; Learning difficulties; Muscle histology; Progressive myoclonus epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 12P; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMENTIA; DENTATORUBROPALLIDOLUYSIAN ATROPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034192887     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejpn.2000.0279     Document Type: Article

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