Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 52-58 , January 2008

Rhabdomyolysis in pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 2 (PCH-2)

  • Peter G. Barth

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Neurology, Room # G8-211, Emma Children’s Hospital/Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Neuropathology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Paediatric Neurology, Room # G8-211, Emma Children’s Hospital/Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 20 5667508.
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  • Monique M. Ryan

      Affiliations

    • Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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  • Richard I. Webster

      Affiliations

    • Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia
    • Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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  • Eleonora Aronica

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropathology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Alex Kan

      Affiliations

    • Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia
    • ,
  • Marja Ramkema

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropathology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Philip Jardine

      Affiliations

    • Bristol Children’s Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
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  • Bwee Tien Poll-The

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Neurology, Room # G8-211, Emma Children’s Hospital/Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 23 April 2007 ,Revised 26 July 2007 ,Accepted 1 August 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2007.08.001

Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 52-58 , January 2008

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