Bilateral symmetrical frontoparietal polymicrogyria

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 229-232

  Sztriha, LÁSZLÓ ^a   Nork, Michael ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Bilateral polymicrogyria; Cerebral dysgenesis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILATERAL FRONTAL POLYMICROGYRIA; BILATERAL PARASAGITTAL PARIETO OCCIPITAL POLYMICROGYRIA; BILATERAL PERISYLVIAN SYNDROME; BILATERAL SYMMETRICAL FRONTOPARIETAL POLYMICROGYRIA; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MICROGYRIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SPASTICITY;

EID: 0036378528     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejpn.2002.0599     Document Type: Article

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