Evidence for "Uner Tan Syndrome" as a human model for reverse evolution

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1539-1547

  Tan, Uner ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Gait; Intelligence; Quadrupedal gait; Reverse evolution; Speech; Uner Tan Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FINGER; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLESIOMORPHY; SOCIAL CLASS; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH DISORDER; UNER TAN SYNDROME; WALKING; WRIST;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM; EVOLUTION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GAIT; GENES, RECESSIVE; HAND; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; POSTURE; SPEECH DISORDERS; SYNDROME; TURKEY; WALKING;

EID: 33845486535     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10623320600934325     Document Type: Article

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