Long-term follow-up of patients with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis treated with intraventricular α-interferon

Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 526-528

  Anlar, Banu ^a   Yalaz, Kalbiye ^a   Öktem, Ferhunde ^a   Köse, Gülşen ^b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA NUMUNE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; METHISOPRINOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0031018690     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.48.2.526     Document Type: Article

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