Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in childhood: Report of 10 cases

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 198-201

  Apak, R Anil ^a   Köse, Gülşen ^b   Anlar, Banu ^a   Turanli, Güzide ^a   Topaloǧlu, Haluk ^a   Özdirim, Emire ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA NUMUNE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVULSION; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; DEMYELINATION; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 0345580615     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307389901400312     Document Type: Article

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