Diffusion Tensor Imaging of Aicardi Syndrome

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 87-91

  Wahl, Michael ^a   Strominger, Zoe A ^a   Wakahiro, Mari ^a   Jeremy, Rita J ^a   Mukherjee, Pratik ^a   Sherr, Elliott H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN;

AGENESIS; AICARDI SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CINGULATE GYRUS; CORPUS CALLOSUM AGENESIS; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANTILE SPASM; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SCHOOL CHILD; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TRACTOGRAPHY; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; AICARDI SYNDROME; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYELIN SHEATH; NEURAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 77953933034     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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