Linguistic and Gait Disturbance in a Child with Laurence-Moon-Biedl Syndrome: Left Temporal and Parietal Lobe Hypoplasia

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-74

  Chen, Chia Ling ^a,b   Chung, Chia Ying ^a   Cheng, Pao Tsai ^a   Chen, Chia Hui ^a   Chen, Mei Hui ^a  

^a Department of Pediatrics   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gait Analysis; Language Function; Laurence Moon Biedl Syndrome; Magnetic Resonance Image

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BARDET BIEDL SYNDROME; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; KIDNEY MALFORMATION; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEFT TEMPORAL LOBE HYPOPLASIA; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PARIETAL LOBE HYPOPLASIA; PERFORMANCE; POLYDACTYLY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SCORING SYSTEM; SPEECH;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GAIT; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LAURENCE-MOON SYNDROME; MALE;

EID: 0347419019     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHM.0000091989.01773.1C     Document Type: Article

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