Acute near-fatal parainfectious cerebellar swelling with favourable outcome

Neuropediatrics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 122-125

  Asenbauer, B ^a   McConachie, N S ^b   Allcutt, D ^b   Farrell, M A ^b   King, M D ^a  

^a CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cerebellitis; Para infectious herniation

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 0030842131     PISSN: 0174304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-973685     Document Type: Article

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