Aicardi-Goutières syndrome: Neuroradiologic findings and follow-up

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1971-1976

  Uggetti, Carla ^a   La Piana, R ^a   Orcesi, S ^a   Egitto, M G ^b   Crow, Y J ^c   Fazzi, E ^a,d  

^a C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Department of Radiology   (Italy)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AICARDI GOUTIERES SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN ATROPHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTATE NUCLEUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEMPORAL LOBE; WHITE MATTER; ADOLESCENT; CALCINOSIS; CEREBELLUM NUCLEUS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; INFANT; MICROCEPHALY; MYELINATED NERVE; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; CEREBELLAR NUCLEI; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROCEPHALY; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 71449108906     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1694     Document Type: Article

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