Early-Onset Neurodegenerative Disease of the Cerebellum and Motor Axons

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 365-370

  Salman, Michael S ^a   Marles, Sandra L ^a   Booth, Frances A ^a   Del Bigio, Marc R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN STEM; CANADA; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM ATROPHY; CEREBELLUM DEGENERATION; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; DEATH; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANCY; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYELINATION; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SEIZURE; SIBLING; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL ROOT; WHITE MATTER;

ATROPHY; BRAIN; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEREDODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS, NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLES; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 64549096348     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2008.11.020     Document Type: Article

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