Diencepbalic neuronal hamartoma associated with congenital obstructive hydrocephalus, anophthalmia, cleft lip and palate and severe mental retardation: A possible new syndrome

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 685-690

  Rossiter, J P ^a   Khalifa, M M ^b   Nag, S ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anophthalmos; Cleft lip palate; Diencephalon; Hamartoma; Sonic hedgehog

Indexed keywords

ANOPHTHALMIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIENCEPHALON; GRAY MATTER; HAMARTOMA; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; INFANT; KARYOTYPE; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MICROPHTHALMIA; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEWBORN; OPTIC NERVE; PES EQUINOVARUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; THALAMUS; WHITE MATTER; BRAIN CORTEX; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANOPHTHALMOS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; DIENCEPHALON; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION;

EID: 0034201863     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010051180     Document Type: Article

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