Regression of white matter hypodensities with age in Aicardi-Goutierés syndrome: A case report

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1503-1506

  Kothare, Sanjeev V ^a   Pungavkar, Sona A ^a   Patkar, Deepak P ^a   Sainani, Nisha I ^a   Naik, Martand H ^a   Gadani, Sameeer ^a  

^a DR BALABHAI NANAVATI HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia calcification; CSF pleocytosis; White matter hypodensities

Indexed keywords

AGE; AICARDI GOUTIERES SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FAHR DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD; WHITE MATTER;

AGE FACTORS; ATROPHY; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33750465488     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-006-0112-9     Document Type: Article

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