Thirteen children, aged 10 months to 20 years, presenting with chronic cholestasis from the first month of life and with low serum levels of vitamins A and/or E, have been investigated for neurological and ophthalmological symptoms. Clinical findings consisted of 4 types: peripheral neuropathy; cere
Neuromuscular dysfunction and ultrastructural pathology in children with chronic cholestasis and vitamin E deficiency
β Scribed by Dr Steven L. Werlin; Joseph M. Harb; Herbert Swick; Ellen Blank
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 666 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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