Bilateral frontal polymicrogyria and epilepsy in a patient with Turner mosaicism: A case report

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 213, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 83-86

  Tombini, M ^a   Marciani, M G ^a,b   Romigi, A ^a,b   Izzi, F ^a   Sperli, F ^a   Bozzao, A ^a   Floris, R ^a   De Simone, R ^c   Placidi, F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c S EUGENIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bilateral frontal polymicrogyria; EEG; Epilepsy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Turner's syndrome

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; LORAZEPAM; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE 45,X; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; MICROGYRIA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; TURNER SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0037489773     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(03)00148-5     Document Type: Article

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