Spindle coma and alternating pattern in the course of measles encephalitis

Clinical EEG Electroencephalography

Volumn 27, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1996, Pages 210-214

  Bortone, E ^a   Bettoni, L ^b   Buzio, S ^b   Delsoldato, S ^b   Giorgi, C ^b   Mancia, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Università di Parma ^*

Author keywords

Alternating Pattern; Electroencephalography; Measles Encephalitis; Spindle Coma

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; MEASLES ANTIBODY; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEASLES; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

ADOLESCENT; COMA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEASLES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 0029852644     PISSN: 00099155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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