Detection of acute Epstein Barr virus cerebellitis using sequential brain HMPAO-SPECT imaging

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 118-121

  Park, Jeong Wook ^a   Choi, Young Bin ^a   Lee, Kwang Soo ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cerebellitis; Epstein Barr virus; HMPAO SPECT

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLITIS; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT ATAXIA; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 1542375299     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2003.10.009     Document Type: Article

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