Neurocutaneous melanosis: Follow-up and literature review

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 313-318

  Scattolin, M A A ^a   Lin, J ^a   Peruchi, M M ^b   Rocha, A J ^c   Masruha, M R ^a   Vilanova, L C P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Deparment of Radiology   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Children; Giant melanocytic nevus; Neurocutaneous melanosis

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; VALPROIC ACID;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL NEVUS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEPTOMENINX; MELANOSIS; MYELINATION; NEUROCUTANEOUS MELANOBLASTOSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCREENING TEST; SEIZURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEMPORAL LOBE; THALAMUS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MELANOSIS; NEUROCUTANEOUS SYNDROMES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 82455175186     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: 17730406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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