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Klin Padiatr 2013; 225(01): 41-42
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1323834
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Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy: A Rare Cause of Early Childhood Ataxia with Poor Prognosis

Infantile neuroaxonale Dystrophie: eine seltene Ursache der frühkindlichen Ataxie mit schlechter Prognose
S. El Arbi
1   Paediatrics, Asklepios Clinik, Sankt Augustin, Germany
,
A. Demant
2   Department of Radiology, Asklepios Clinic, Sankt Augustin, Germany
,
N. Kohlschmidt
3   Institut für Klinische Genetik, Bonn, Germany
,
G. Horneff
1   Paediatrics, Asklepios Clinik, Sankt Augustin, Germany
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16 October 2012 (online)

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Key words

infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy - cerebellar atrophy - iron accumulation - phospholipase A2

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infantile neuroaxonale Dystrophie - zerebelläre Atrophie - Eisenspeicherung - Phospholipase A2
 

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