Encephalitis of the brain stem in infancy;Encefalitis de tronco cerebral en la infancia

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 27, Issue 155, 1998, Pages 71-73

  Bodegas, I ^a   Martinez Bermejo A ^a   Garcia De Miguel M J ^a   Lopez Martin V ^a   De Jose M I ^a   Garcia Hortelano J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTIL LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain stem; Brain stem encephalitis; Children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PYRAMIDAL TRACT;

EID: 0032464388     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.27155.98057     Document Type: Article

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