A Case of Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome Progressing to Resistant Epilepsy

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 140-143

  Unalp, Aycan ^a   Uran, Nedret ^a   Giray, Ozlem ^c   Ercal, Derya ^b  

^a Dr Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Surgery   (Turkey)

^b D E U School of Medicine   (Turkey)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; CORTICOTROPIN; PHENOBARBITAL; TOPIRAMATE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOLF HIRSCHHORN SYNDROME;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 4; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; PHENOTYPE; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; SYNDROME;

EID: 34547535648     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2007.04.016     Document Type: Article

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