Neuroimaging highlight: The cutaneous angioma of Sturge-Weber syndrome

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 506-507

  Farb, Richard ^a   Pelz, David ^a   Morrow, Sarah A ^a   Campbell, Craig ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; BRAIN HEMANGIOMA; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FRONTAL LOBE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN HEMANGIOMA; STURGE WEBER SYNDROME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 55049102041     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100009203     Document Type: Article

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