Clinical and neuropathological picture of ethylmalonic aciduria - Diagnostic dilemma

Folia Neuropathologica

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-77

  Jamroz, Ewa ^a   Paprocka, Justyna ^a   Adamek, Dariusz ^b   Pytel, Justyna ^a   Szczechowska, Katarzyna ^a   Grabska, Natalia ^b   Malec, Michalina ^b   Głuszkiewicz, Ewa ^a   Daab, Michał ^a   Wodołazski, Anatolij ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Clinical report; Ethylmalonic acid; Ethylmalonic aciduria

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; THIOPENTAL; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; METHYLMALONIC ACIDURIA; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 79953651983     PISSN: 16414640     EISSN: 1509572X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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