Severe abnormalities of the pons in two infants with Goldenhar syndrome

Neuropediatrics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 234-238

  Pane, M ^a   Baranello, G ^a   Battaglia, D ^a   Donvito, V ^a   Carnevale, F ^c   Stefanini, M C ^a   Guzzetta, F ^a   Mercuri, E ^a   Bertini, Enrico ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UO Nefrologia e Dialisi Pediatrica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Cerebellum; Goldenhar syndrome; Pons

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CEREBELLUM HYPOPLASIA; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOBOMA; EAR AGENESIS; EAR MALFORMATION; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; GOLDENHAR SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; LACRIMATION; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYDACTYLY; PONS; PONS MALFORMATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SWEATING; THERMOREGULATION; THERMOREGULATORY DISORDER; TRACHEOTOMY; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GOLDENHAR SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PONS;

EID: 4544321440     PISSN: 0174304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-820894     Document Type: Article

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