Differential diagnosis of congenital muscular dystrophies

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 371-377

  Klein, Andrea ^a,b   Clement, Emma ^b   Mercuri, Eugenio ^b,c   Muntoni, Francesco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arthrogryposis; Congenital muscular dystrophy; Congenital myopathy; Differential diagnosis; Early presentation; Emery Dreifuss muscular dystrophy

Indexed keywords

MEROSIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEREDITARY SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; HUMAN; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRACTURE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAMININ; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 48549104906     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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