Developmental disorders of the midbrain and hindbrain

Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

Volumn , Issue MARCH, 2012, Pages 1-10

  James Barkovich, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Hindbrain; Malformations; Midbrain

Indexed keywords

REELIN;

ANTEROPOSTERIOR PATTERNING DISORDER; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CEREBELLUM AGENESIS; CEREBELLUM HYPOPLASIA; COBBLESTONE CORTEX; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; JOUBERT SYNDROME; MESENCEPHALON; MOLAR TOOTH MALFORMATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RHOMBENCEPHALON; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84858024144     PISSN: 16625129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2012.00007     Document Type: Review

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