Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 533-534

  Steer, Andrew C ^a   Starr, Mike ^a   Kornberg, Andrew J ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMOXICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFOTAXIME; GANGLIOSIDE GQ 1B ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENCEPHALITIS; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; THROAT CULTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BRAIN STEM; CHILD; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 33746065315     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7010.2006.00110     Document Type: Article

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