Adult post-infectious thalamic encephalitis: Acute onset and benign course

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-139

  Gerwig, M ^a   Kastrup, O ^a   Wanke, I ^a   Diener, H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autoimmune inflammatory disease; Bilateral thalamic lesions; Viral infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNESIA; ATAXIA; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGANIC BRAIN SYNDROME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SEIZURE; THALAMUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; THALAMIC DISEASES;

EID: 1242337414     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1351-5101.2003.00717.x     Document Type: Review

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