Cerebral Whipple disease without gastrointestinal symptoms;Enfermedad de Whipple cerebral sin manifestaciones gastrointestinales

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 255-

  Abreu, P ^a   Azevedo, E ^a   Lobo, L ^a   Moura, C ^a   Pontes, C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; CEFTRIAXONE; CLONAZEPAM; COTRIMOXAZOLE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ATAXIA; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DYSARTHRIA; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INTESTINE LIPODYSTROPHY; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; LETTER; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; BRAIN; FATALITY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; BRAIN; FATAL OUTCOME; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MALE; WHIPPLE DISEASE;

EID: 24344433560     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.4004.2004525     Document Type: Letter

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