Volumetric brain changes in females with fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS)

Neurology

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 851-859

  Adams, J S ^a,b   Adams, P E ^a   Nguyen, D ^b   Brunberg, J A ^b   Tassone, F ^b   Zhang, W ^b   Koldewyn, K ^a   Rivera, S M ^a   Grigsby, J ^c   Zhang, L ^a   DeCarli, C ^a   Hagerman, P J ^a,b   Hagerman, R J ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; FRAGILE X SYNDROME ASSOCIATED TREMOR ATAXIA SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; VOLUMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; ATAXIA; ATROPHY; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TREMOR; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSION;

EID: 34548209247     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000269781.10417.7b     Document Type: Article

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