Neuropsychological sequelae of bacterial meningitis: The influence of alcoholism and adjunctive dexamethasone therapy [1]

Brain

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Van De Beek, D ^a,b   Weisfelt, M ^a   Hoogman, M ^a,b   De Gans, J ^a   Schmand, B ^a,b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE;

ALCOHOLISM; APOPTOSIS; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LETTER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONHUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 33646244746     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awl052     Document Type: Letter

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