Influenza A-associated central nervous system dysfunction in children presenting as transient visual hallucination

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 366-368

  Huang, Yhu Chering ^a,c   Lin, Tzou Yien ^a   Wu, Shu Li ^b   Tsao, Kou Chien ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Central nervous system dysfunction; Encephalitis; Encephalopathy; Influenza A; Visual hallucination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0037394162     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200304000-00015     Document Type: Article

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