Differential diagnosis of muscular hypotonia in infants: The kyphoscoliotic type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS VI)

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 210-214

  Yiş, Uluç ^a   Dirik, Eray ^a   Chambaz, Cèline ^b   Steinmann, Beat ^b   Giunta, Cecilia ^b  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ehlers Danlos syndrome; Hypotonia; Infant; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

PYRIDINOLINE;

ABNORMAL URINE COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; BOY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG URINE LEVEL; EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME; EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME TYPE VI; FAMILY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; KYPHOSCOLIOSIS; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MUTATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MUTATION, MISSENSE; PROCOLLAGEN-LYSINE, 2-OXOGLUTARATE 5-DIOXYGENASE; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 41549139200     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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