Congenital myopathies in Israeli families

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 732-736

  Nevo, Yoram ^a,b   Shapira, Yehuda ^b   Glick, Benjamin ^c   Lerman Sagie, Tally ^d   Shahar, Eli ^e   Goez, Helly ^f   Kutai, Miriam ^g  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c Alyn Orthopaedic Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre for Physically Handicapped Children Israel   (Israel)

^d WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^f Rakati Child Development Center   (Israel)

^g HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Congenital myopathies; Israel

Indexed keywords

ACTIN MYOPATHY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING DISORDER; CENTRAL CORE DISEASE; CENTRONUCLEAR MYOPATHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; ISRAEL; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIMINICORE DISEASE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE DISEASE; MYOPATHY; NEMALINE MYOPATHY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; WEAKNESS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ISRAEL; MALE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34447121215     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807304193     Document Type: Article

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