Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome. A series of 27 patients: Their epidemiological and clinical characteristics. The current situation of the patients and the opinions of their caregivers regarding the diagnostic process;Síndrome de Wolf-Hirschhorn. Serie de 27 pacientes: Características epidemiológicas y clínicas. Situación actual de los pacientes y opinión de sus cuidadores respecto al proceso diagnóstico

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 49-56

  Blanco Lago, Raquel ^c   Málaga, Ignacio ^a   García Peñas, Juan José ^b   García Ron, Adrián ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL INFANTIL UNIVERSITARIO NIÑO JESÚS   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL INFANTA CRISTINA   (Spain)

Author keywords

4p monosomy; 4p syndrome; Delayed intrauterine growth; Deletion; Epilepsy; Greek helmet facies; Hypogrowth; Wolf Hirschhorn

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; WOLF HIRSCHHORN SYNDROME; AGE; ATROPHY; BRAIN; CHROMOSOME 4; CHROMOSOME DELETION; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FACIES; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH DISORDER; INFANT; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN; ULTRASTRUCTURE; COMPLICATION; WOLF-HIRSCHHORN SYNDROME;

AGE FACTORS; ATROPHY; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 4; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EPILEPSY; FACIES; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN; WOLF-HIRSCHHORN SYNDROME;

EID: 84880381327     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.5702.2013175     Document Type: Article

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