Heterogeneity of classic congenital muscular dystrophy with involvement of the central nervous system: Report of five atypical cases

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 172-178

  Reed, Umbertina C ^a   Nagahashi Marie, Suely K ^a   Vainzof, Mariz ^a   Gobbo, Lucio F ^a   Gurgel, Juliana E P ^a   Carvalho, Mary S ^a   Resende, Maria Bernadete D ^a   Espíndola, Adriana A ^a   Zatz, Mayana ^b   Diament, Aron ^a  

^a Clínicas Hospital   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEROSIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATROPHY; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSTROPHIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LAMININ; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION;

EID: 0342803645     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307380001500306     Document Type: Article

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