Brown Vialetto Van Laere syndrome, a fatal disease with a simple solution: a case series
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Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome
The Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome (BVVL) is a rare neurological disorder characterized by progressive pontobulbar palsy associated with sensorineural deafness. Fifty-eight cases have been reported in just over 100 years. The female to male ratio is approximately 3:1. The age of onset of the initial symptom varies from infancy to the third decade. The syndrome most frequently presents with s...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2349-3291,2349-3283
DOI: 10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20190747