Overlap among neurocutaneous syndromes: Observations on encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 219-222

  Cultrera, F ^a,c   Guarnera, F ^a   Giardina, M C ^b  

^a GARIBALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Lipomatosis, diagnosis; Lipomatosis, surgery; Oculocerebrocutaneous syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALOCRANIOCUTANEOUS LIPOMATOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MOSAICISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCULOCEREBROCUTANEOUS SYNDROME; PHAKOMATOSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER;

BRAIN DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIPOMATOSIS; NEUROCUTANEOUS SYNDROMES;

EID: 3042643007     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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