Some thoughts on the classification of malformations of cortical development

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 130, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1101-1102

  Prayson, Richard A ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MALFORMATION; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE MARKER; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALFORMATION OF CORTICAL DEVELOPMENT; NOMENCLATURE; PHENOTYPE;

CEREBELLAR CORTEX; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 33746716832     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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