Sotos syndrome (cerebral gigantism): analysis of 8 cases
Sotos syndrome or cerebral gigantism is characterized by macrocephaly, overgrowth, mental retardation and central nervous system abnormalities. Congenital heart defects may be present. We report 8 patients with this syndrome and relate their clinical features, neuroimaging and echocardiographic find...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Thieme Revinter Publicações
2002-06-01
|
| Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2002000200009&tlng=en |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850235964512796672 |
|---|---|
| author | Débora Gusmão Melo Angelina Xavier Acosta Maria Aparecida de Almeida Salles João Monteiro de Pina-Neto José Daniel Vieira de Castro Antonio Carlos Santos |
| author_facet | Débora Gusmão Melo Angelina Xavier Acosta Maria Aparecida de Almeida Salles João Monteiro de Pina-Neto José Daniel Vieira de Castro Antonio Carlos Santos |
| author_sort | Débora Gusmão Melo |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Sotos syndrome or cerebral gigantism is characterized by macrocephaly, overgrowth, mental retardation and central nervous system abnormalities. Congenital heart defects may be present. We report 8 patients with this syndrome and relate their clinical features, neuroimaging and echocardiographic findings. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-c8f780e3670d4d06b70ef618f861871a |
| institution | OA Journals |
| issn | 1678-4227 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2002-06-01 |
| publisher | Thieme Revinter Publicações |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
| spelling | doaj-art-c8f780e3670d4d06b70ef618f861871a2025-08-20T02:02:05ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272002-06-01602A23423810.1590/S0004-282X2002000200009Sotos syndrome (cerebral gigantism): analysis of 8 casesDébora Gusmão Melo0Angelina Xavier Acosta1Maria Aparecida de Almeida Salles2João Monteiro de Pina-Neto3José Daniel Vieira de Castro4Antonio Carlos Santos5Universidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloSotos syndrome or cerebral gigantism is characterized by macrocephaly, overgrowth, mental retardation and central nervous system abnormalities. Congenital heart defects may be present. We report 8 patients with this syndrome and relate their clinical features, neuroimaging and echocardiographic findings.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2002000200009&tlng=enSotos syndromecerebral gigantismmacrocephalymental retardation |
| spellingShingle | Débora Gusmão Melo Angelina Xavier Acosta Maria Aparecida de Almeida Salles João Monteiro de Pina-Neto José Daniel Vieira de Castro Antonio Carlos Santos Sotos syndrome (cerebral gigantism): analysis of 8 cases Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria Sotos syndrome cerebral gigantism macrocephaly mental retardation |
| title | Sotos syndrome (cerebral gigantism): analysis of 8 cases |
| title_full | Sotos syndrome (cerebral gigantism): analysis of 8 cases |
| title_fullStr | Sotos syndrome (cerebral gigantism): analysis of 8 cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sotos syndrome (cerebral gigantism): analysis of 8 cases |
| title_short | Sotos syndrome (cerebral gigantism): analysis of 8 cases |
| title_sort | sotos syndrome cerebral gigantism analysis of 8 cases |
| topic | Sotos syndrome cerebral gigantism macrocephaly mental retardation |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2002000200009&tlng=en |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT deboragusmaomelo sotossyndromecerebralgigantismanalysisof8cases AT angelinaxavieracosta sotossyndromecerebralgigantismanalysisof8cases AT mariaaparecidadealmeidasalles sotossyndromecerebralgigantismanalysisof8cases AT joaomonteirodepinaneto sotossyndromecerebralgigantismanalysisof8cases AT josedanielvieiradecastro sotossyndromecerebralgigantismanalysisof8cases AT antoniocarlossantos sotossyndromecerebralgigantismanalysisof8cases |