Central Hypothyroidism and Sturge-Weber Syndrome

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 58-62

  Comi, Anne M ^a,b   Bellamkonda, Sridevi ^a   Ferenc, Lisa M ^a   Cohen, Bernard A ^b   Germain Lee, Emily L ^b  

^a KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; OXCARBAZEPINE; RISPERIDONE; TOPIRAMATE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LABORATORY TEST; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STURGE WEBER SYNDROME; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PARESIS; PORT-WINE STAIN; SEIZURES; STROKE; STURGE-WEBER SYNDROME; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROXINE;

EID: 44849110293     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2008.03.018     Document Type: Article

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