Hydrocephalus and primary ciliary dyskinesia.

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  • M A Greenstone
  • R W Jones
  • A Dewar
  • B G Neville
  • P J Cole
چکیده

Primary ciliary dyskinesia was shown in a 12 year old boy with bronchiectasis who had developed hydrocephalus in the neonatal period. The possible relevance of his ciliary abnormality is discussed.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Archives of disease in childhood

دوره 59 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1984