Infantile-onset ascending hereditary spastic paralysis: A case report and brief literature review

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 235-239

  Racis, Loretta ^a   Tessa, Alessandra ^b   Pugliatti, Maura ^a   Storti, Eugenia ^b   Agnetti, Virgilio ^a   Santorelli, Filippo M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

ALS2; Alsin; Infantile onset ascending spastic paralysis; Mutation

Indexed keywords

DNA; MESSENGER RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ALS2 GENE; ARM; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXON; EXON SKIPPING; GENE; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; INFANTILE ONSET ASCENDING HEREDITARY SPASTIC PARALYSIS; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARESIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVIEW; SCOLIOSIS; SKIN CULTURE; SKIN FIBROBLAST; X RAY;

ALS2; ALSIN; INFANTILE-ONSET ASCENDING SPASTIC PARALYSIS; MUTATION;

ADOLESCENT; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA, HEREDITARY;

EID: 84895106914     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2013.09.009     Document Type: Article

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