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...

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Main Authors: Débora Gusmão Melo, Angelina Xavier Acosta, Maria Aparecida de Almeida Salles, João Monteiro de Pina-Neto, José Daniel Vieira de Castro, Antonio Carlos Santos
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2002-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2002000200009&tlng=en
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spellingShingle Débora Gusmão Melo
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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
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