Fatal outcome in a case of pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 2

Forensic Science International

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 165-172

  Grellner, W ^a   Rohde, K ^a   Wilske, J ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain pathology; Infant pathology; Pontocerebellar hypoplasia; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; FETUS OUTCOME; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROCEPHALY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONTOCEREBELLAR HYPOPLASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0342572536     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(00)00270-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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