Serial MRI changes in a patient with infantile Alexander disease and prolonged survival

Brain and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 604-607

  Shiihara, Takashi ^a,b   Yoneda, Toru ^a   Mizuta, Ikuko ^c   Yoshida, Tomokatsu ^c   Nakagawa, Masanori ^c   Shimizu, Nobuzo ^a,d  

^a Gunma Children's Medical Center   (Japan)

^b DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d Gunma Rehabilitation Centre for the Physically Handicapped Children   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; GFAP; Infantile Alexander disease; R239L; White matter

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ALEXANDER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SURVIVAL TIME; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ALEXANDER DISEASE; ATROPHY; BRAIN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUTATION, MISSENSE; SPINAL CORD; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 79959822593     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: 03877604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2010.10.007     Document Type: Article

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