A patient with pycnodysostosis presenting with seizures and porencephalic cysts

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 284-286

  Kumar, Subhash ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cathepsin K; porencephalic cyst; porencephaly; pycnodysostosis; seizures

Indexed keywords

ACROOSTEOLYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MALFORMATION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN CYST; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROWDING (TOOTH); HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PORENCEPHALIC CYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYCNODYSOSTOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904005692     PISSN: 09763147     EISSN: 09763155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-3147.133606     Document Type: Article

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