Pediatric Neurology
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 337-340 , October 2003

Cervical myelopathy in an adolescent with hallervorden-spatz disease

  • Genevieve Po Gee Fung, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Fung; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine; Princess Margaret Hospital; 2-10 Princess Margaret Hospital Road; Lai Chi Kok; Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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  • Kwok Yin Chan, MD

Received 1 August 2002 ,Accepted 15 April 2003.

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☆ From the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, 2-10 Princess Margaret Hospital Road, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

PII: S0887-8994(03)00272-8

doi: 10.1016/S0887-8994(03)00272-8

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 337-340 , October 2003

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