Neurological features in adult Triple-A (Allgrove) syndrome

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 259, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-46

  Vallet, Anne Evelyne ^a   Verschueren, Annie ^b   Petiot, Philippe ^c   Vandenberghe, Nadia ^a   Nicolino, Marc ^d   Roman, Sabine ^e   Pouget, Jean ^b   Vial, Christophe ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CROIX ROUSSE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d HCL   (France)

^e EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Allgrove syndrome; Peripheral neuropathy; Systemic endocrine disease; Triple A syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; ALLGROVE SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BULBAR PARALYSIS; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DYSAUTONOMIA; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; EYE DISEASE; FACE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNNEL CHEST; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL GLAND DISEASE; LACRIMAL POINT APLASIA; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL SIGN; TONGUE DISEASE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORAX; TONGUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856700305     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-011-6115-9     Document Type: Article

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