Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after parenteral therapy with herbal extracts: A report of two cases

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 516-518

  Schwarz, Stefan ^a   Knauth, Michael ^a   Schwab, Stefan ^a   Walter Sack, Ingeborg ^a   Bonmann, Eckhard ^a   Storch Hagenlocher, Brigitte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; Adverse effect; Phytotherapy

Indexed keywords

HEVERT INJECT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; BRAIN; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 0033802898     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.69.4.516     Document Type: Article

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