Pontobulbar palsy and sensorineural deafness (Brown-Vialetto-van Laere syndrome): The first case from Libya

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 397-398

  Dakhil, Fathi O ^a   Bensreiti, Salah M ^b   Zew, Mohammad H ^a  

^a AL ARAB MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b Benghazi Medical Centre   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Brown Vialetto van Laere syndrome; Dysphagia; Motor neuron disease; Pontobulbar palsy; Sensorineural deafness

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; BROWN VIALETTO VAN LAERE SYNDROME; BULBAR PARALYSIS; CASE REPORT; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TINNITUS; UNSTEADINESS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; BASAL GANGLION; BROWN SEQUARD SYNDROME; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PONS;

ADULT; BASAL GANGLIA; BROWN-SEQUARD SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIBYA; PONS;

EID: 77953738240     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17482960903440775     Document Type: Article

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