Adult-onset Alexander disease with palatal myoclonus and intraventricular tumour [6]

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Hirayama, T ^a   Fukae, J ^a   Noda, K ^a   Fujishima, K ^a   Yamamoto, T ^a   Mori, K ^a   Maeda, M ^a   Hattori, N ^b   Shiroma, N ^c   Tsurui, S ^d   Okuma, Y ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SHIZUOKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^d Numazu City Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adult onset; Alexander disease; Glial fibrillary acidic protein mutation; Intraventricular tumour; Magnetic resonance imaging; Palatal myoclonus

Indexed keywords

DNA; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ADULT; ALEXANDER DISEASE; BRAIN LATERAL VENTRICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; BRAIN VENTRICLE TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MYOCLONUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ALEXANDER DISEASE; CEREBRAL VENTRICLE NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOCLONUS; PALATAL MUSCLES;

EID: 38349162033     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.02031.x     Document Type: Letter

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