Cutis verticis gyrata, mental retardation and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: A case report

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 253-256

  Filosto, M ^a   Tonin, P ^a   Vattemi, G ^a   Bongiovanni, L G ^a   Rizzuto, N ^a   Tomelleri, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cutis verticis gyrata; Lennox Gastaut syndrome

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CUTIS VERTICIS GYRATA; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESSURE; SCALP; SKIN DISEASE;

ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; SCALP;

EID: 0035188397     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100720100022     Document Type: Article

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