Acute cerebellitis complicated by hydrocephalus and impending cerebral herniation

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 911-913

  van Toorn, Ronald ^a,b   Georgallis, Paulina ^a   Schoeman, Johan ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CEREBELLITIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VOMITING;

BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENCEPHALOCELE; FOURTH VENTRICLE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 11844286273     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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