Posterior leukoencephalopathy in a girl with acute haemorrhagic leukoencephalitis

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 723-725

  Garg, R K ^a   Singh, M K ^a   Kar, A M ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; SEIZURE; SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; CONFUSION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOENCEPHALITIS, ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC; SEIZURES; SYNDROME;

EID: 0036559684     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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