Multiple giant congenital melanocytic nevi with central nervous system melanosis

Neurology India

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 541-543

  Ahuja, S R ^a   Karande, Sunil ^a,b   Kulkarni, M V ^a  

^a LOKMANYA TILAK MUNICIPAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Melanosis; Neurocutaneous syndrome; Nevus

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; HYPERTRICHOSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; LEPTOMENINX; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOSIS; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PHAKOMATOSIS; PIGMENTED NEVUS; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TUMOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MELANOSIS; NEUROCUTANEOUS SYNDROMES; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1042292039     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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