Nonmuscular involvement in merosin-negative congenital muscular dystrophy

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 30-36

  Gilhuis, H Jacobus ^a   Ten Donkelaar, Hans J ^a   Tanke, Ronald B ^a   Vingerhoets, Dick M ^a   Zwarts, Machiel J ^a   Verrips, Aad ^a   Gabreëls, Fons J M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; MEROSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MYELINATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; ALBUMINS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; LAMININ; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 0036157115     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(01)00352-6     Document Type: Article

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