Basal ganglia calcification on computed tomography: Clinical characteristics in 25 patients;Calcificação nos núcleos da base na tomografia computadorizada: Correlação clínica em 25 pacientes consecutivos

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 104-107

  Tedrus, Glória Maria A S ^a,b   Fonseca, Lineu Corrêa ^a   Nogueira Jr , Elizardo ^a  

^a PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Hospital e Maternidade Celso Pierro ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Computed tomography; Intracranial calcification

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; FAHR DISEASE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; STROKE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 33646457047     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2006000100021     Document Type: Article

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