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Brown-Vialetto-van Laere syndrome: a riboflavin responsive neuronopathy of infancy with singular features.
European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society - 1 Mar 2014
Spagnoli Carlotta, Pitt Matthew C, Rahman Shamima, de Sousa Carlos
Abstract excerpt
We report the case of a previously healthy child presenting at 6 months of age with mild feeding difficulties and then developing hypotonia, progressive bulbar palsy with respiratory compromise and lower motor neuron signs, causing her to spend 4 months in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit. Neurophysiological studies demonstrated a motor neuronopathy involving anterior horn cells and cranial nerve nuclei and...
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