Association of schizophrenia and mental retardation with facio-scapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

Neurology India

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 104-105

  Sharma, S ^a   Namrata, S ^a  

^a MMI Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Facio scapulohumeral dystrophy; Mental retardation; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 4Q; CHROMOSOME ARM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WEAKNESS; CASE REPORT; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL; PEDIGREE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 16544380217     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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