Late presentation of leucoencephalopathy with calcifications and cysts: Report of two cases

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1303-1304

  Marelli, C ^a   Savoiardo, M ^a   Fini, N ^b   Bartolomei, I ^b   Marliani, A F ^b   De Gonda, F ^c   Agostinis, C ^c   Albini Riccioli, L ^b   Marucci, G ^b   Giaccone, G ^a   Chiapparini, L ^a   Salvi, F ^b   Pareyson, D ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; BRAIN CYST; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LETTER; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BRAIN DISEASE; CALCINOSIS; CYST; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY;

ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; CYSTS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 55249094561     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2008.148429     Document Type: Letter

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