Segmental myoclonus as the presenting symptom of an acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: A case report

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-48

  Kabakus, Nimet ^a   Taskin, Erdal ^a   Aydin, Mustafa ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM); Children; Segmental myoclonus

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; EVOKED BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MYOCLONUS; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ARM; BRAIN; CHILD; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYOCLONUS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION;

EID: 33645861663     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2005.11.008     Document Type: Article

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