Merosin-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD): A study of 25 Brazilian patients using MRI

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 572-579

  Leite, Claudia C ^a   Lucato, Leandro T ^a   Martin, Maria G M ^a   Ferreira, Lucio G ^a   Resende, Maria B D ^a   Carvalho, Mary S ^a   Marie, Suely K N ^a   Jinkins, J Randy ^b   Reed, Umbertina C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital muscular dystrophy; Merosin deficient; MR; White matter abnormalities

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; MEROSIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAZIL; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; INFANT; MALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PACHYGYRIA; PERFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; WHITE MATTER;

BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LAMININ; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES;

EID: 19444378363     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-004-1398-y     Document Type: Article

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