Perisylvian polymicrogyria, infantile spasms and arthrogryposis: The severe end of the spectrum of congenital bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 270-273

  De Coene, Anja ^a   Van Coster, Rudy ^a   Verhelst, Helene ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arthrogryposis; Congenital bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria; Epilepsy; Infantile spasms; Mental retardation; Pseudobulbar palsy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CORTICOTROPIN; NITRAZEPAM; TOPIRAMATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRINE;

ARTHROGRYPOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL BILATERAL PERISYLVIAN POLYMICROGYRIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTILE SPASM; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MICROGYRIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOBULBAR PALSY; SEIZURE; SUPRASYLVIAN GYRUS; SYMPTOM;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANTICONVULSANTS; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MALFORMATIONS OF CORTICAL DEVELOPMENT; MENTAL RETARDATION; MICROCEPHALY; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PSEUDOBULBAR PALSY; SPASMS, INFANTILE;

EID: 77950594044     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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