Transverse myelitis due to echovirus type 30

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1863-1864

  Ünay, Bülent ^a   Kendirli, Tanil ^a,c   Meral, Cihan ^a   Ibrahimaydin, Halil ^a   Gümüş, Ismail ^a   Özkaya, Etem ^b   Akin, Ridvan ^a   Gökçay, Erdal ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Virology Unit of Refik Saydam HIfzIssIha Center   (Turkey)

^c Kazim Orbay Mahallesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ANALGESIA (SENSORY DYSFUNCTION); AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHO VIRUS; ECHO VIRUS 30; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEG SWELLING; LETTER; MALE; MYELITIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEURORADIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; VASCULAR DISEASE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS STRAIN; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

CHILD; ECHOVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE;

EID: 31544471850     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 15023869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250500323707     Document Type: Letter

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