Pontobulbar palsy and neurosensory deafness (Brown-Vialetto-van Laere syndrome) with hyperintense brainstem nuclei on magnetic resonance imaging: New finding in three siblings

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 523-525

  Koul, Roshan ^a   Jain, Rajeev ^a   Chacko, Alexander ^a   Alfutaisi, Amna ^a   Hashim, Javad ^a   Chacko, Jacob ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; BRAIN STEM; BULBAR PARALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; OPTIC NERVE LESION; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 33746038554     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738060210060501     Document Type: Article

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