Spontaneous remission of spasms in West syndrome - Implications of viral infection

Brain and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 705-707

  Hattori, Haruo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Cytokine; Neuroimmunology; West syndrome

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE COURSE; EXANTHEMA SUBITUM; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; JAPAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE SPASM; RECURRENCE RISK; REMISSION; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST SYNDROME;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; INFANT; NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SPASMS, INFANTILE; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0034783318     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(01)00278-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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