Myelitis: A rare presentation of mumps

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 204-206

  Bansal, R ^a   Kalita, J ^a   Misra, U K ^a   Kishore, J ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

MEP; MRI; Mumps; Myelitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUMPS; MYELITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 0031694712     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028651     Document Type: Article

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