Unexpected sudden death related to medullary brain lesions [2]

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 554-555

  Matturri, Luigi ^a   Ottaviani, Giulia ^a   Lavezzi, Anna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; SOMATOSTATIN;

AGENESIS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; AREA POSTREMA; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN MALFORMATION; ENCEPHALITIS; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NUCLEUS; HYPOPLASIA; INFANT; LETTER; LOCUS CERULEUS; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE TRACT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; VAGUS NERVE NUCLEUS;

EID: 21344441021     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00401-005-1002-z     Document Type: Letter

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