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Growth Pattern in Krabbe's Disease
Author(s) -
ZLOTOGORA J.,
REGEV R.,
HADAR S.,
IANCU T. C.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1986.tb10194.x
Subject(s) - failure to thrive , medicine , microcephaly , head circumference , pediatrics , krabbe disease , growth retardation , disease , body weight , birth weight , leukodystrophy , pregnancy , biology , genetics
. The growth of nine infants with Krabbe's disease was followed longitudinally by repeated measurements of head circumference, length and weight. All infants showed early slowing and then arrest of growth, leading progressively to microcephaly and severe failure to thrive.