Early high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone in acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: A successful recovery

Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1145-1147

  Straub, Judith ^a   Chofflon, M ^b   Delavelle, J ^b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFTRIAXONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTVACCINAL ENCEPHALITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS INFECTION; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0030721563     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.49.4.1145     Document Type: Article

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