Severe encephalopathy in a child: An uncommon cause

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 461-464

  Hachimi Idrissi, S ^a   Goossens, A ^a   Pierard, D ^a   Frankx, J ^b   Corne, L ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b AZ H Hart ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cat scratch disease; Encephalopathy; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENCEPHALITIS; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ACUTE DISEASE; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 0032247677     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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