Pediatric Neurology
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 404-406 , November 2002

Medulloblastoma or cerebellar dysplastic gangliocytoma (Lhermitte-Duclos disease)?

  • Kuo-Shin Chen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology; Chang Gung Children’s Hospital; Medical College of Chang Gung University; Taoyuan, Taiwan
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  • Po-Cheng Hung, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology; Chang Gung Children’s Hospital; Medical College of Chang Gung University; Taoyuan, Taiwan
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  • Huei-Shyong Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology; Chang Gung Children’s Hospital; Medical College of Chang Gung University; Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Wang; Division of Pediatric Neurology; Chang Gung Children’s Hospital; 5-7, Fu-Hsin Street; Kueishan; Taoyuan, 333 Taiwan.
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  • Shih-Ming Jung, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital; Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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  • Shu-Hang Ng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital; Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Received 26 February 2002 ,Accepted 22 May 2002.

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Pediatric Neurology
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 404-406 , November 2002

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