Hypotonia and infantile spasms: A new phenotype of coenzyme Q10 deficiency?

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-108

  Huntsman, Richard J ^a   Lemire, E G ^a   Dunham, C P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; LACTIC ACID; PHENOBARBITAL; UBIDECARENONE; VIGABATRIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEX I DEFICIENCY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EYE TRACKING; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FIXATION FAILURE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GASTROSTOMY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HYPOREFLEXIA; INFANTILE SPASM; LETHARGY; LIMB WEAKNESS; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NERVE BIOPSY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; SKIN BIOPSY; SLEEP AROUSAL DISORDER; SURAL NERVE; TENDON REFLEX; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 61349185746     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100006429     Document Type: Article

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