Mega-corpus callosum, polymicrogyria, and psychomotor retardation: Confirmation of a syndromic entity

Neuropediatrics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-127

  Pierson, T M ^a   Zimmerman, R A ^b   Tennekoon, G I ^b   Bonnemann C G ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Delayed motor function; MEG PMG MegaCC; Mega corpus callosum; Megalencephaly

Indexed keywords

CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; CATECHOLAMINE; PHENOBARBITAL;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEEDING DISORDER; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MEGACORPUS CALLOSUM; MICROGYRIA; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SPINE MALFORMATION;

CHILD; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MALFORMATIONS OF CORTICAL DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; SYNDROME;

EID: 50649093507     PISSN: 0174304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1081218     Document Type: Article

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