Clinical Neuroembryology Development and Developmental Disorders

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Clinical Neuroembryology Development and Developmental Disorders of the Human Central Nervous System

Hans J. ten Donkelaar Martin Lammens Akira Hori

Clinical Neuroembryology Development and Developmental Disorders of the Human Central Nervous System

In co-operation with: Cor W.R.J. Cremers Johannes R.M. Cruysberg Ben Hamel Reinier Mullaart Willy O. Renier Kohei Shiota Ton van der Vliet

Gerard van Noort John M.G. van Vugt Berit Verbist Christl Vermeij-Keers Pieter Wesseling Michèl Willemsen

Illustrated by Marlu de Leeuw and Ad Gruter With 405 Figures in 1222 parts, Mostly in Colour, and 51 Tables

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Hans J. ten Donkelaar, MD, PhD 935 Department of Neurology Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre P.O. Box 9101 6500 HB Nijmegen The Netherlands Martin Lammens, MD, PhD 812 Department of Pathology Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre P.O. Box 9101 6500 HB Nijmegen The Netherlands Akira Hori, MD, PhD Research Institute for Longevity Medicine Fukushimura Hospital, Noyori-Yamanaka 19–14 Toyohashi 441-8124 Japan

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Preface

The spectacular progress in developmental neurobiology, the tremendous advances in (neuro)genetics and the high resolution of the modern imaging techniques applicable to developmental disorders of the human brain and spinal cord have created a growing interest in the developm