Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

, Volume 16, Issue 2, pp 227–229 | Cite as

Infantile neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis (INCL): Diagnostic criteria

  • P. Santavuori
  • S-L. Vanhanen
  • K. Sainio
  • M. Nieminen
  • T. Wallden
  • J. Launes
  • R. Raininko
NCL Symposium — Definition Of Disease Entities

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© Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Kluwer Academic Publishers 1993

Authors and Affiliations

  • P. Santavuori
    • 1
  • S-L. Vanhanen
    • 1
  • K. Sainio
    • 1
  • M. Nieminen
    • 2
  • T. Wallden
    • 1
  • J. Launes
    • 2
  • R. Raininko
    • 3
  1. 1.Department of Child NeurologyUniversity of HelsinkiHelsinkiFinland
  2. 2.Department of NeurologyUniversity of HelsinkiHelsinkiFinland
  3. 3.Department of RadiologyUniversity of HelsinkiHelsinkiFinland

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