Allgrove or 4 "A" syndrome: An autosomal recessive syndrome causing multisystem neurological disease

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 654-657

  Kimber, J ^a,c   McLean, B N ^b   Prevett, M ^a   Hammans, S R ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ATKINSON MORLEY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ALLGROVE SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DYSARTHRIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENAL CORTEX DISEASES; ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYNDROME;

EID: 0038299041     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.5.654     Document Type: Article

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