A rare cerebellar malformation: Rhombencephalosynapsis

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 208-210

  Silit, E ^a   Mutlu, H ^a   Ozturk, T ^b  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b ATOMAR Kayseri   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cerebellar anomalies; Cerebellar fusion; Rhombencephalosynapsis; Vermian agenesis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RHOMBENCEPHALOSYNAPSIS;

CEREBELLAR NUCLEI; CEREBELLUM; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RHOMBENCEPHALON;

EID: 0036770833     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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