Thalami and corona radiata in juvenile NCL (CLN3): A voxel-based morphometric study

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 447-450

  Autti, T ^a   Hamalainen J ^a   Aberg L ^b   Lauronen, L ^a   Tyynela J ^c   Van Leemput, K ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

BRAIN; CLN3; JNCL; MRI; NCL; Thalamus; VBM

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONA RADIATA; EFFERENT NERVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LIPOFUSCINOSIS; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY NERVE; THALAMUS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEURONAL CEROID-LIPOFUSCINOSES;

EID: 33947573275     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01692.x     Document Type: Article

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