A cause of acute encephalitis: Primo-infection due to Epstein-Barr virus;Une cause d'encephalite aiguie: La primo-infection a virus d'Epstein- Barr

Archives de Pediatrie

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 286-289

  Follet Bouhamed, C ^a   Nassimi, A ^a   Troller, S ^a   Loiseau Corvez, M N ^a   Berthier, M ^a   Oriot, D ^a  

^a POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Child; Encephalitis; Epstein Barr virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; DYSPHAGIA; ENCEPHALITIS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; ACUTE DISEASE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN STEM; COMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; VIROLOGY; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; ATAXIA; BRAIN STEM; COMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 0033091537     PISSN: 0929693X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-693X(99)80267-X     Document Type: Article

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