We describe two children with Williams syndrome and infantile spasms. The diagnosis of Williams syndrome was confirmed by documentation of a deletion of the elastin gene/Williams syndrome region at 7q11.23. The diagnosis of infantile spasms was confirmed through the presence of interictal hypsarrhyt
Sensory modulation impairments in children with Williams syndrome
β Scribed by Angela E. John; Carolyn B. Mervis
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 171 KB
- Volume
- 154C
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1552-4868
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