Segmental neurofibromatosis in children. Presentation of 43 patients;Neurofibromatosis segmentaria en niños. Presentación de 43 pacientes

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 399-403

  Pascual Castroviejo, I ^a,c   Pascual Pascual, S I ^a   Velazquez Fragua R ^a   Viano J ^b   Lopez Gutierrez J C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b Sanatorio Nuestra Senora del Rosario   (Spain)

^c Centro Médico Orense   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mosaicism; Neurofibromas; Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1); Plexiform neurofibromas; Segmental NF1

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE DYSPLASIA; CAFE AU LAIT SPOT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOSAICISM; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS;

EID: 55349144538     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.4708.2008419     Document Type: Article

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