Adult onset subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. Report of two cases with an atypical presentation;Panencefalitis esclerosante subaguda de inicio en edad adulta: Presentación atípica en 2 pacientes

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 589-594

  Valenzuela C, Vivian ^a   Miranda C, Marcelo ^a,b   Aguilera O, Ledda ^a   Fabres O, Larisa ^a   Galdames P, Daniel ^a  

^a Hospital Felix Bulnes   (Chile)

^b Depto 201   (Chile)

Author keywords

Blindness; Catatonia; Encephalitis; Viral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; ONSET AGE; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS; TIME;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; HUMANS; MALE; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033124366     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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