Basal ganglia infarction associated with HHV-6 infection

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 362-364

  Webb, David W ^a,b,c   Bjornson, Bruce H ^a,b   Sargent, Michael A ^b   Hukin, Juliette ^a,b   Thomas, Eva E ^b  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Department of Paediatric Neurology ^*

^c ROYAL BELFAST HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human herpes virus 6; Meninogoencephalitis; Neurological sequelae

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFOTAXIME;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GANGLION BLOCK; HERPES VIRUS; HUMAN; INFARCTION; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0030951650     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.76.4.362     Document Type: Article

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