Pediatric Neurology
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 336-339 , October 2001

Intracranial aneurysms in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV in early childhood

  • Takeo Kato, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Kato; Department of Pediatrics; Faculty of Medicine; Kyoto University; 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku; Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
    • Department of Pediatrics; Faculty of Medicine; Kyoto University; Kyoto, Japan
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  • Haruo Hattori, MD

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    • Department of Pediatrics; Faculty of Medicine; Kyoto University; Kyoto, Japan
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  • Tohru Yorifuji, MD

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    • Department of Pediatrics; Faculty of Medicine; Kyoto University; Kyoto, Japan
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  • Yuzuru Tashiro, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery; Faculty of Medicine; Kyoto University; Kyoto, Japan
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  • Tatsutoshi Nakahata, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics; Faculty of Medicine; Kyoto University; Kyoto, Japan

Received 7 February 2001 ,Accepted 16 May 2001.

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Pediatric Neurology
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 336-339 , October 2001

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