Childhood acute disseminated encephalomyelitis presenting as Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-165

  RamachandranNair, Rajesh ^a,b   Manoj, P ^a   Rafeeque, Mohammed ^a   Girija, A S ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ANTERIOR OPERCULAR SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DYSARTHRIA; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FOIX CHAVANY MARIE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; MASTICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OROPHARYNX; PARALYSIS; POSTINFECTION ENCEPHALITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

EID: 16844363332     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738050200021401     Document Type: Article

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