Shigella-induced encephalopathy in an adult

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 173-175

  Ferrera, Peter C ^a   Jeanjaquet, Mark S ^a   Mayer, Dan M ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; encephalopathy; neurotoxin; Shiga toxin; Shigella; shigellosis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIGELLA SONNEI;

EID: 0029875726     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90127-8     Document Type: Article

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