Neuroimaging and clinical features in type II (late-onset) Alexander disease

Neurology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 49-56

  Graff Radford, Jonathan ^a   Schwartz, Kara ^a   Gavrilova, Ralitza H ^a   Lachance, Daniel H ^a   Kumar, Neeraj ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALEXANDER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN STEM; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DYSAUTONOMIA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SPINAL CORD; SYMPTOM; UNSTEADINESS; WHITE MATTER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892148676     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000438230.33223.bc     Document Type: Article

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