Familial and genetic associations in Worster-Drought syndrome and perisylvian disorders

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-42

  Clark, Maria ^a,b   Neville, Brian G R ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Wolfson Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria syndrome; Worster drought syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CONGENITAL PERISYLVIAN POLYMICROGYRIA SYNDROME; EPILEPSY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROGYRIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOBULBAR PALSY; QUADRIPLEGIA; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SUPRABULBAR PARESIS; SYNDROME DELINEATION; TWIN PREGNANCY;

BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; DISEASES IN TWINS; EPILEPSY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; LEARNING DISORDERS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MALFORMATIONS OF CORTICAL DEVELOPMENT; PHENOTYPE; PSEUDOBULBAR PALSY; QUADRIPLEGIA; SIBLINGS; SYNDROME;

EID: 37549044989     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32015     Document Type: Article

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