FAHR disease - A rare neurodegenerative disorder

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 383-384

  Malik, Rajesh ^a   Pandya, V K ^a   Naik, D ^a  

^a GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Athetosis; Basal ganglia; Calcification; Fahr disease; Idiopathic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 14Q; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DETERIORATION; FAHR DISEASE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; ONSET AGE; PROGNOSIS; RARE DISEASE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 24144436904     PISSN: 09713026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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