Childhood dermatomyositis associated with intracranial tumor and liver cysts

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 76-80

  Barišić, Nina ^a   Jakić Razumović, Jasminka ^a   Harjaček, Miroslav ^b   Fanin, Marina ^c   Lochmüller, Hanns ^d   Lehman, Ivan ^a   Angelini, Corrado ^c  

^a KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

^b Clinical Centre Zagreb   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calpain 3 deficiency; Child; Choroid plexus papilloma; Dermatomyositis; Liver cysts

Indexed keywords

CALPAIN 3; DYSTROPHIN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CHOROID PLEXUS PAPILLOMA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; ECHOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; LIVER CYST; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOSITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANTIGENS, CD; CALPAIN; CEREBRAL VENTRICLE NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CYSTS; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33847234571     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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