Relapsing encephalopathy in a patient with α-methylacyl-CoA racemase deficiency

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 448-450

  Thompson, S A ^a   Calvin, J ^a   Hogg, S ^a   Ferdinandusse, S ^b   Wanders, R J A ^b   Barker, R A ^a,c  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 METHYLACYL COENZYME A RACEMASE; ALKANOIC ACID; PHENOBARBITAL; PHYTANIC ACID; PRISTANIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SKIN FIBROBLAST;

EID: 41149126674     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.129478     Document Type: Article

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