Syndrome of megalencephaly, polydactyly, and polymicrogyria lacking frank hydrocephalus, with associated MR imaging findings

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1620-1622

  Tore, H G ^a   McKinney, Alexander M ^b,d   Nagar, V A ^b   Lohman, B ^b   Truwit, C L ^b   Raybaud, C ^c  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALEXANDER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MEGALENCEPHALY POLYMICROGYRIA POLYDACTYLY HYDROCEPHALUS SYNDROME; MICROGYRIA; MYELINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYDACTYLY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; HEAD; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MALFORMATIONS OF CORTICAL DEVELOPMENT; POLYDACTYLY; SYNDROME;

EID: 70349218591     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1566     Document Type: Article

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