Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy: A Rare Cause of Early Childhood Ataxia with Poor Prognosis

Key words

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

Schlüsselwörter

infantile neuroaxonale Dystrophie - zerebelläre Atrophie - Eisenspeicherung - Phospholipase A2

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