Re-evaluation of the dysequilibrium syndrome

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-33

  Melberg, A ^a   Orlen H ^b   Raininko, R ^a   Entesarian, M ^b   Dahlqvist, J ^b   Gustavson, K H ^b   Dahl, N ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Congenital ataxia; Congenital disorder of glycosylation; Dysequilibrium syndrome; Mental retardation; Very low density lipoprotein receptor

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM ATROPHY; CEREBELLUM HYPOPLASIA; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONGENITAL DISORDER OF GLYCOSYLATION TYPE 1A; DYSARTHRIA; DYSEQUILIBRIUM SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION MALFORMATION SYNDROME; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SHORT STATURE; STRABISMUS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; CEREBELLUM; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (PHOSPHOMUTASES); RECEPTORS, LDL; REFERENCE VALUES; SWEDEN; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 78650052683     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2010.01335.x     Document Type: Article

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