Micturitional disturbance in herpetic brainstem encephalitis; contribution of the pontine micturition centre

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 269-272

  Sakakibara, Ryuji ^a,b   Hattori, Takamichi ^a   Fukutake, Toshio ^a,b   Mori, Masahiro ^a,b   Yamanishi, Tomonori ^a   Yasuda, Kosaku ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kashima Rosai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brainstem encephalitis; Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV 1); Pontine micturition centre; Urinary retention; Urodynamic study

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; VIDARABINE;

ADULT; AGEUSIA; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BREATHING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MESENCEPHALON; MICTURITION DISORDER; NERVE PARALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEOCYTOSIS; PONS ANGLE; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBDURAL EFFUSION; TROCHLEAR NERVE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0031921805     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.64.2.269     Document Type: Article

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