Four siblings with Hallervorden-Spatz disease

Brain and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 236-239

  Vaher, Ulvi ^a   Napa, Aita ^b   Nurmiste, Andres ^c   Piirsoo, Andres ^a   Sibul, Hiljar ^d   Talvik, Tiina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b TARTU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

^c MRI Dept Suur Ameerika 18 10122   (Estonia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Hallervorden Spatz disease; Lower motor neurone involvement; Optic atrophy; Pyramidal tract involvement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSTONIA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HALLERVORDEN SPATZ DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HALLERVORDEN-SPATZ SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; NUCLEAR FAMILY; OPTIC ATROPHIES, HEREDITARY;

EID: 0034996072     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(01)00184-X     Document Type: Article

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