Pediatric Neurology
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 219-221 , March 2004

A lethal association of congenital apnea with brainstem tegmental necrosis

  • Martin P Moya, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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  • G.Robert Delong, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    • Department of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    • ,
  • Daniel Barboriak, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    • ,
  • Thomas J Cummings, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to:Dr. Moya; Duke University Medical Center; Department of Pathology, Box 3936; Durham, NC 27710, USA.

Received 15 April 2003 ,Accepted 24 July 2003.

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PII: S0887-8994(03)00445-4

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2003.07.007

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 219-221 , March 2004

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