Aicardi syndrome with favorable outcome: Case report and review

Brain and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 443-446

  Grosso, S ^a   Lasorella, G ^a   Russo, A ^a   Galluzzi, P ^b   Morgese, G ^a   Balestri, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain malformation; Chorioretinal lacunae; Epilepsy; Infantile Spasms

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

AICARDI SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; COGNITION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FEMALE; HETEROTOPIA; HUMAN; INFANTILE SPASM; MICROCEPHALY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE;

BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPASMS, INFANTILE;

EID: 34248596116     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2006.11.011     Document Type: Article

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