Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 235-237

  John, L ^a   Khaleeli, A A ^a   Larner, A J ^a  

^a WARRINGTON AND HALTON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DELUSION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FLAPPING TREMOR; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAPILLEDEMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PROTEINS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0037396584     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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