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Indian Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics 7/2018

01-07-2018 | Scientific Letter

Frontotemporal Atrophy: Presenting Sign in Infantile Cobalamin Deficiency

Authors: Pallavi Vats, Prashant Verma, Bijo Varughese, Somesh Kumar, Seema Kapoor

Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 7/2018

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To the Editor: Infantile Cobalamin deficiency is an under recognized cause of neurological morbidity in infants [1]. Here we discuss a five-month-old infant who presented with regression and was referred with a possible diagnosis of Glutaric aciduria type I due to the MRI picture. …
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Metadata
Title
Frontotemporal Atrophy: Presenting Sign in Infantile Cobalamin Deficiency
Authors
Pallavi Vats
Prashant Verma
Bijo Varughese
Somesh Kumar
Seema Kapoor
Publication date
01-07-2018
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 7/2018
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-017-2542-7

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