Correlation of neurodevelopmental features and MRI findings in infantile Krabbe's disease

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-65

  Provenzale, James M ^a,b   Peddi, Srinivas ^c   Kurtzberg, Joanne ^a   Poe, Michele D ^d   Mukundan, Srinivasan ^a   Escolar, Maria ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Krabbe's disease; Leukodystrophy; Neurobehavioral development; Stem cell; White matter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLOBOID CELL LEUKODYSTROPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKODYSTROPHY, GLOBOID CELL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 58149239941     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.3885     Document Type: Article

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