Bacterial meningitis presenting as acute torticollis

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1005-1006

  Mukherjee, S ^a   Sharief, N ^a  

^a BASILDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; PHENOBARBITAL;

BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASMODIC TORTICOLLIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 3042520736     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250410030900     Document Type: Letter

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