Deletion of the long arm of chromosome 6: Report on a new case with intractable epilepsy

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 527-531

  Cerminara, Caterina ^a   Bombardieri, Roberta ^a   Pinci, Mariangela ^a   Seri, Stafano ^a   Curatolo, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 6Q; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; KARYOTYPE; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 6; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 33746088821     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7010.2006.00112     Document Type: Article

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