Large-cell medulloblastoma in Aicardi syndrome. Case report and literature review

Neuropediatrics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 307-311

  Palmér, Lars ^a   Nordborg, C ^b   Steneryd, K ^c   Aman P ^d   Kyllerman, M ^c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

AIC; Aicardi syndrome; Medulloblastoma; Tumor

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; CORTICOTROPIN; LAMOTRIGINE; PREDNISOLONE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN; VINCRISTINE SULFATE;

AICARDI SYNDROME; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; METASTASIS; PAPILLOMA; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X CHROMOSOME;

CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHOROID DISEASES; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; RETINAL DISEASES; SPASM; SYNDROME;

EID: 8844274072     PISSN: 0174304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-821253     Document Type: Article

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