Acute cerebellitis with near-fatal cerebellar swelling and benign outcome under conservative treatment with high dose steroids

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 157-162

  Göhlich Ratmann, Gudrun ^a   Wallot, M ^a   Baethmann, Martina ^a   Schaper, J ^a   Roggendorf, M ^a   Roll, Claudia ^a   Aksu, F ^b   Voit, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b Datteln Children's Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute cerebellitis; Brainsteam compression; Cerebellar swelling

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; FUROSEMIDE; PHENYTOIN; STEROID;

ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENCEPHALITIS; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031849083     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3798(98)80032-9     Document Type: Article

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