Acute encephalitis in Swiss children: Aetiology and outcome

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 233-237

  Iff, Tobias ^a   Donati, Filippo ^b   Vassella, Franco ^a   Schaad, Urs B ^c   Bianchetti, Mario G ^a,d  

^a Universitats Kinderklinik   (Switzerland)

^b Neurologische Universitatsklinik Bern   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cerebellar ataxia; Child infection; Encephalitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ENCEPHALITIS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0031744042     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3798(98)80036-6     Document Type: Article

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