Whipple disease confined to the central nervous system in childhood

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1589-1591

  Duprez, Thierry P J ^a   Grandin, Cécile B G ^a   Bonnier, Christine ^a   Thauvoy, Christian W ^a   Gadisseux, Jean François ^a   Dutrieux, Jean Luc ^b   Evrard, Philippe ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b Clinique Notre Dame   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brain, infection; Children, diseases

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTESTINE LIPODYSTROPHY; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CONTRAST MEDIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLIOSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NECROSIS; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION; WHIPPLE DISEASE;

EID: 0029793716     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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