Hemihypertrophy, hemimegalencephaly, and polydactyly
β Scribed by Reardon, William; Harding, Brian; Winter, Robin M.; Baraitser, Michael
- Book ID
- 102646965
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 679 KB
- Volume
- 66
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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β¦ Synopsis
W e present clinical and neuropathological details of a patient with hemihypertrophy and hemimegalencephaly who may have Proteus syndrome. The observation of polysyndactyly in the case indicates either that polysyndactyly is a rare manifestation in Proteus syndrome, or that a separate condition, mimicking Proteus syndrome and pursuing a similar clinical course, might exist.
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