Hippocampal atrophy and developmental regression as first sign of linear scleroderma "en coup de sabre"

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 508-511

  Verhelst, Helene E ^a   Beele, Hilde ^a   Joos, Rik ^a   Vanneuville, Benedicte ^b   Van Coster, Rudy N ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Department of Rheumatology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Children; Developmental regression; Hippocampal atrophy; Linear scleroderma

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; CORTICOSTEROID; LAMOTRIGINE; METHOTREXATE; NITRAZEPAM; SULTIAME; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMISPHERE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; IRRITABILITY; LINEAR SCLERODERMA; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCLERODERMA; SIMPLE PARTIAL SEIZURE; SKIN DEFECT;

ALOPECIA; ANTICONVULSANTS; ATROPHY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCLERODERMA, LIMITED;

EID: 53049083791     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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