Leigh syndrome associated with West syndrome

Brain and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 245-250

  Tsuji, Masahiro ^a,d   Kuroki, Shigekazu ^a   Maeda, Haruko ^a   Yoshioka, Mieko ^a   Maihara, Toshiro ^b   Fujii, Tatsuya ^c   Ito, Masatoshi ^c  

^a KOBE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b SUWA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c SHIGA MEDICAL CENTER FOR CHILDREN   (Japan)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infantile spasms; Leigh syndrome; Seizure; Sub acute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy; West syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANTILE SPASM; LEIGH DISEASE; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NYSTAGMUS; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; SEIZURE; WEST SYNDROME;

EID: 0038628940     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(02)00220-6     Document Type: Article

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