Mental retardation and epilepsy in patients with isolated cerebellar hypoplasia

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 776-781

  Ventura, Patrizia ^a   Presicci, Anna ^a   Perniola, Tommaso ^a   Campa, Maria Gloria ^a   Margari, Lucia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM HYPOPLASIA; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EPILEPSY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNESIA; ATAXIA; ATROPHY; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33750700837     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738060210091301     Document Type: Article

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