Absence of decussation of the superior cerebellar peduncles in patients with Joubert syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 146, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1389-1394

  Spampinato, M Vittoria ^a   Kraas, Jonathan ^a   Maria, Bernard L ^b   Walton, Zeke J ^c   Rumboldt, Zoran ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain stem; Magnetic resonance; Neural efferent pathways

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN COMMISSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; JOUBERT SYNDROME; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROIMAGING; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SUPERIOR CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANISOTROPY; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNDROME;

EID: 44449096668     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32282     Document Type: Article

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