Methyl-prednisolone in neurologic complications of Mycoplasma pneumonia

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 467-469

  Gücüyener, Kivilcim ^a,b   Simsek F ^a   Yilmaz, Ö ^a   Serdaroglu A ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Büklüm Sok 9 5   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Methyl prednisolone treatment; Mycoplasma pneumonia; Neurologic complication

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENINGITIS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POLYMYOSITIS;

EID: 0343081450     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02859473     Document Type: Article

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