A new case of complete primary cerebellar agenesis: Clinical and imaging findings in a living patient

Brain

Volumn 138, Issue 6, 2015, Pages e353-

  Yu, Feng ^a   Jiang, Qing Jun ^a   Sun, Xi Yan ^a   Zhang, Rong Wei ^a  

^a JINAN MILITARY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM AGENESIS; CEREBRAL PEDUNCLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIZZINESS; DYSARTHRIA; DYSMETRIA; FEMALE; HEEL KNEE TIBIA IMPAIRMENT.; HEMIFACIAL ATROPHY; HUMAN; LEG DISEASE; LETTER; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; POSTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; UNSTEADY GAIT; VOICE DISORDER; WALKING DIFFICULTY; YOUNG ADULT; CEREBELLUM; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTOR PERFORMANCE;

CEREBELLUM; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MOTOR SKILLS;

EID: 84937511861     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awu239     Document Type: Letter

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