Is there post-natal muscle growth in amyoplasia? A sequential MRI study

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 444-445

  Mercuri, Eugenio ^a,b   Manzur, Adnan ^a   Main, Marion ^a   Alsopp, Joanna ^c   Muntoni, Francesco ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyoplasia; MRI; Muscle

Indexed keywords

AMYOPLASIA; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOT SURGERY; HAND MALFORMATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE GROWTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOSIS; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ARTHROGRYPOSIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349113463     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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