Prevalence of ataxia in children: A systematic review

Neurology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 80-89

  Musselman, Kristin E ^a,b   Stoyanov, Cristina T ^c   Marasigan, Rhul ^b   Jenkins, Mary E ^d   Konczak, Jürgen ^e   Morton, Susanne M ^f   Bastian, Amy J ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ATAXIA; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EUROPE; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84892182700     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000438224.25600.6c     Document Type: Review

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