Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in children: A changing picture

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 829-831

  Davis, Larry E ^a   Booss, John ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GADOLINIUM; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VACCINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYELIN; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN; PREDNISOLONE; RABIES VACCINE;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MEASLES; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RELAPSE; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141682388     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000087847.37363.78     Document Type: Short Survey

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