A developmental classification of malformations of the brainstem

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 625-639

  Barkovich, A James ^a   Millen, Kathleen J ^b   Dobyns, William B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; BRAIN REGION; BRAINSTEM MALFORMATION; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MESENCEPHALON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BRAIN STEM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MESENCEPHALON; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; PONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 37849013276     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.21239     Document Type: Article

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