Ataxia-telangiectasia Presenting with Craniostenosis
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Ataxia-telangiectasia presenting with craniostenosis.
Ataxia-telangiectasia is a familial syndrome which gradually unfolds during early childhood. It is characterized by progressive cerebellar ataxia, symmetrical telangiectasia, frequent respiratory infections, delayed physical but normal mental development and quite often a dry skin with cafe-au-lait spots. The first published case by Louis-Bar (1941) was followed by fuller and welldocumented rep...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1962
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.37.196.652