Cerebellum can be a possible generator of progressive myoclonus

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 728-731

  Koh, Kyung Nam ^a   Lim, Byung Chan ^a   Hwang, Hee ^a   Park, June Dong ^a   Chae, Jong Hee ^a   Kim, Ki Joong ^a   Hwang, Yong Seung ^a   Kim, Seung Ki ^a   Wang, Kyu Chang ^a   Moon, Han Ku ^b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cerebellar ganglioglioma; Invasive electroencephalography; Myoclonus

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; LACTIC ACID; METHIONINE C 11; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GANGLIOGLIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOCLONUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952911627     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073809342273     Document Type: Article

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