Torsade de pointes associated with encephalitis

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 395-398

  Alehan, Dursun ^a   Ceviz, Naci ^a   Çeliker, Alpay ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Encephalitis; Torsade de pointes

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TORSADE DES POINTES;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TORSADES DE POINTES;

EID: 0033156407     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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