Peripheral neuropathy as the sole initial finding in three children with infantile metachromatic leukodystrophy

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 257-260

  Haberlandt, E ^a   Scholl Burgi S ^a   Neuberger, J ^d   Felber, S ^a   Gotwald, T ^a   Sauter, R ^b   Rostasy, K ^a   Karall, D ^a   Korinthenberg, R ^c  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b St Hedwig Hospital   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d Department of Pediatrics ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Metachromatic leukodystrophy; Peripheral polyneuropathy

Indexed keywords

CEREBROSIDE SULFATASE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; METACHROMATIC LEUKODYSTROPHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER;

DEMYELINATING DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKODYSTROPHY, METACHROMATIC; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 64049087051     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2008.04.011     Document Type: Article

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