Gomez-Lopez-Hernandez syndrome: An easily missed diagnosis

European Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 197-208

  Poretti, Andrea ^a   Bartholdi, Deborah ^b   Gobara, Sonja ^c   Alber, Fabienne Dietrich ^a   Boltshauser, Eugen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cerebello trigeminal dermal dysplasia; Cognitive function; Esophageal atresia; Neurogenic bladder; Parietal scalp alopecia; Rhombencephalosynapsis; Trigeminal anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; GOMEZ-LOPEZ-HERNANDEZ SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RHOMBENCEPHALOSYNAPSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; STEREOTYPY;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SYNDROME;

EID: 43049170502     PISSN: 17697212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2008.01.004     Document Type: Article

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