GM2 gangliosidosis variant B1: Neuroradiological findings

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 250, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-21

  Grosso, Salvatore ^a   Farnetani, Maria Angela ^a   Berardi, Rosario ^a   Margollicci, Maria ^a   Galluzzi, Paolo ^b   Vivarelli, Rossella ^a   Morgese, Guido ^a   Balestri, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gangliosidosis variant B1; GM2; Hexosaminidase; MRI; Neurometabolic diseases; Sandhoff disease; Tay Sachs disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMYELINATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GM2 GANGLIOSIDOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANDHOFF DISEASE; TAY SACHS DISEASE; THALAMUS;

AGE FACTORS; BETA-N-ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GANGLIOSIDOSES, GM2; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SANDHOFF DISEASE; TAY-SACHS DISEASE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0037277384     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-003-0925-3     Document Type: Article

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