Scientists discover novel mutation associated with alternating hemiplegia of childhood - EurekAlert

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin and the Institute Imagine at Necker Hospital, Paris, today announced a significant advance in our understanding of a very rare condition called alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC). This devastating condition, which c…

image: An MRI-based image obtained through a technique called arterial spin labelling, which allows scientists to image blood flow rates in the brain. The image shows a huge increase in blood flow (r… [+3444 chars]

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