Pediatric Neurology
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 212-218 , March 2006

A Clinical and Etiologic Profile of Spastic Diplegia

  • Richard Tang-Wai, MD, CM

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Neurology/Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Richard I. Webster, MB BSc, MSC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of New South Wales, Division of Pediatric Neurology–Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Michael I. Shevell, MD, CM

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Neurology/Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Montreal Children’s Hospital–McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Shevell; Room A-514; Montreal Children’s Hospital; 2300 Tupper Street; Montreal, Quebec H3H 1P3, Canada

Received 5 May 2005 ,Accepted 16 August 2005.

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PII: S0887-8994(05)00505-9

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.08.027

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 212-218 , March 2006

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