MRI appearance of Sturge-Weber syndrome in tuberous sclerosis complex: Is the neural crest the culprit?

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 263-266

  Curatolo, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neurocutaneous syndromes; Sturge Weber syndrome; Tuberous sclerosis complex

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

ANGIOGENESIS; APOPTOSIS; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MISSENSE MUTATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL CREST; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PHAKOMATOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STURGE WEBER SYNDROME; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; WHITE MATTER;

BRAIN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUTATION, MISSENSE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; NEURAL CREST; STURGE-WEBER SYNDROME; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 62149133790     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073808324220     Document Type: Editorial

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