Sebaceous nevus syndrome as the underlying cause of intractable seizures in a one-month-old infant

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 85, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2002, Pages

  Visudtibhan, Anannit ^a   Chiemchanya, Surang ^a   Chunharas, Amornsri ^a   Kitiviriyakul, Duangrat ^a   Visudhiphan, Pongsakdi ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Intractable Seizures; Sebaceous Nevus Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; INFANT; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHAKOMATOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEBACEOUS NEVUS; SKIN BIOPSY; THAILAND;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEVUS; SEBACEOUS GLAND NEOPLASMS; SEIZURES; SYNDROME;

EID: 0036881375     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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