Midbrain disconnection: An aetiology of severe central neonatal hypotonia

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 419-422

  Bednarek, Nathalie ^a   Scavarda, Didier ^b   Mesmin, François ^c   Sabouraud, Pascal ^a   Motte, Jacques ^a   Morville, Patrice ^a  

^a Hôpital Alix de Champagne   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL MAISON BLANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

Hypotonia; Newborn; Pontocerebellar hypoplasia; Posterior fossa malformation; Respiratory abnormality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM HYPOPLASIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANTILE HYPOTONIA; MESENCEPHALON; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CEREBELLUM; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; CREATINE KINASE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MESENCEPHALON; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PONS;

EID: 29644445330     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

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