Rhombencephalosynapsis associated with cutaneous pretibial hemangioma in an infant

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-228

  Odemis, Ender ^a   Çakir, Murat ^a   Aynaci, Fatma Müjgan ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENESIS; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY HEMANGIOMA; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM HYPOPLASIA; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; DENTATE NUCLEUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; JOUBERT SYNDROME; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTOR RETARDATION; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALOSYNAPSIS; SKIN HEMANGIOMA; SKULL MALFORMATION; TIBIA;

EID: 0038745707     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738030180031301     Document Type: Article

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