One Case of Klippel-Fiel Syndrome

Authors

  • Danesh Department of Pediatrics, Pahlavi Medical Center, Tehran, Iran.
  • Pirasteh Department of Pediatrics, Pahlavi Medical Center, Tehran, Iran.
  • Houshang Ehsani Department of Pediatrics, Pahlavi Medical Center, Tehran, Iran.
  • Mohsen Khalili Department of Pediatrics, Pahlavi Medical Center, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:

A case of Klippel-Feil disease with epilepsy is reported and the clinical, X-ray, EE G changes in this patient are discussed and compared with the findings in the other reports. The treatment is symptomatic. 

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volume 2  issue 4

pages  283- 288

publication date 1974-04

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