West Nile virus meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent adolescent

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 217-219

  DeBiasi, Roberta L ^a   Parsons, Julie A ^a   Grabert, Brian E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Neurology Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORPUS CALLOSUM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 27644553002     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.03.007     Document Type: Article

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