Reversible corpus callosum lesion in legionnaires' disease

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 651-654

  Morgan, J C ^a   Cavaliere, R ^b   Juel, V C ^b,c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; THIAMINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DYSMETRIA; FEVER; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MALAISE; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DYSARTHRIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR;

EID: 1642564550     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.015669     Document Type: Article

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