Epilepsia partialis continua: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis or Rasmussen's encephalitis?

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 341-345

  Ramaswamy, Vijay ^a   Sinclair, D Barry ^a   Wheatley, B Matt ^a   Richer, Lawrence ^a   Snyder, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PHENYTOIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOSE CALCULATION; EEG ABNORMALITY; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; POSTVACCINAL ENCEPHALITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASMUSSEN SYNDROME; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 18144430218     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.01.001     Document Type: Article

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