Description and pronostic value of cerebellar MRI lesions in children with severe acute ataxia;Description et valeur pronostique des anomalies cérébelleuses observées en résonance magnétique nucléaire au cours d'ataxies aiguës inflammatoires graves

Archives de Pediatrie

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 604-607

  Soussan, V ^a   Husson, B ^a   Tardieu, M ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cerebellar ataxia; Child; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM ATROPHY; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CEREBELLUM INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENTATE NUCLEUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0042734592     PISSN: 0929693X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-693X(03)00273-2     Document Type: Article

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