Infantile Refsum disease: Serial evaluation with MRI

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 212-215

  Cakirer, Sinan ^a,b   Savas, Mahmut R ^a  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brain; Child; Infantile Refsum disease; MRI

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; PHYTANIC ACID; VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DEATH; DENTATE NUCLEUS; FOLLOW UP; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REFSUM DISEASE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

BRAIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PEROXISOMAL DISORDERS;

EID: 12344319254     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-004-1332-3     Document Type: Article

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