Clinicopathological study of Refsum's disease with particular reference to fatal complications.
- 1 April 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 41 (4) , 323-332
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.41.4.323
Abstract
The clinical and pathological findings in 2 brothers with biochemically diagnosed Refsum''s disease are given. An unusual complication in 1 case was the development of renal failure. Death was caused in the other by heart failure.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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