Wolfram syndrome presenting marked brain MR imaging abnormalities with few neurologic abnormalities

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 305-306

  Ito, Shoichi ^a   Sakakibara, R ^a   Hattori, T ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBELLUM PEDUNCLE; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STUPOR; SYMPTOM; WOLFRAM SYNDROME;

ADULT; CEREBELLUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; PONS; WOLFRAM SYNDROME;

EID: 33847097159     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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