Diencephalic-mesencephalic junction dysplasia: A novel recessive brain malformation

Brain

Volumn 135, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2416-2427

  Zaki, Maha S ^a   Saleem, Sahar N ^b   Dobyns, William B ^c   Barkovich, A James ^d   Bartsch, Hauke ^e   Dale, Anders M ^e   Ashtari, Manzar ^f   Akizu, Naiara ^g   Gleeson, Joseph G ^g   Grijalvo Perez, Ana Maria ^g  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^g RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

brain wiring; brainstem malformation; diencephalon; mental retardation; mesencephalon

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORPUS CALLOSUM AGENESIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIENCEPHALIC MESENCEPHALIC JUNCTION DYSPLASIA; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; EGYPT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPERTROPHIC OBSTRUCTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MICROCEPHALY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERSISTENT HYPERPLASTIC PRIMARY VITREOUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84864642798     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/aws162     Document Type: Article

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