Infantile spasms in an infant with cytomegalovirus infection treated with ganciclovir

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 50-53

  Voudris, Konstantinos A ^a   Vagiakou, Eleni A ^b   Mastroyianni, Sotiria ^a   Dimitriou, Yboni ^c   Skardoutsou, Angeliki ^d  

^a P AND A KYRIAKOU CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b G GENNIMATAS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c Third Dept of Internal Medicine   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; GANCICLOVIR; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VIGABATRIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIARRHEA; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTILE SPASM; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; URINARY EXCRETION; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; VIRUS SHEDDING;

EID: 1542498679     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738040190010705     Document Type: Article

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