Sudden, unexpected death associated with meningioangiomatosis: Case report

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 240-244

  Wixom, Chris ^a,b   Chadwick, Amy E ^a   Krous, Henry F ^a,b  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Meningioangiomatosis; Seizure outcome; Sudden unexpected death

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FRONTAL CORTEX; HEMANGIOMATOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANGIOMATOSIS; BRAIN DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DEATH, SUDDEN; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGES; SEIZURES;

EID: 21244495701     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10024-004-9105-4     Document Type: Article

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