Progressive multifocal leukoencephalitis complicating a polymyositis;Leuco-encéphalite multifocale progressive compliquant une polymyosite

Presse Medicale

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 162-163

  Elloumi, Mohamed ^a   Ayadi, Nada ^a   Mhiri, Chokri ^b   Jlidi, Rachid ^b   Baklouti, Soufiène ^a  

^a HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMYOSITIS; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BIOPSY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLES; POLYMYOSITIS; PREDNISONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037309509     PISSN: 07554982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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