Encephalopathy and exposure to Shiga toxin without evidence of haemolytic uraemic syndrome

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 161, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 462-463

  Ahrens, Frank ^a   Ludwig, Kerstin ^a   Terstegge, Klaus ^a   Querfeld, Uwe ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SHIGA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FECES; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; SPECTRUM;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SHIGA TOXIN;

EID: 0036353162     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-002-0988-7     Document Type: Article

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