Cerebellum - Small Brain but Large Confusion: A Review of Selected Cerebellar Malformations and Disruptions

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 126 A, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 376-385

  Boltshauser, Eugen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arima syndrome; Cerebellar agenesis; Cerebellar hypoplasia; Cerebellum; Chiari I malformation; Chiari II malformation; COACH syndrome; Joubert syndrome; Molar tooth malformation; Pontocerebellar hypoplasia; Rhombencephalosynapsis; Vermis hypoplasia

Indexed keywords

AGENESIS; ARIMA SYNDROME; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; COACH SYNDROME; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; INFANT; JOUBERT SYNDROME; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

EID: 2142825062     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.20662     Document Type: Review

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