Stroke associated with central nervous system vasculitis after West Nile virus infection

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 623-625

  Alexander, John J ^a,b   Lasky, Andrew S ^a   Graf, William D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN VASCULITIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUMMER; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; STROKE; VASCULITIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; WEST NILE FEVER;

EID: 33748037365     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738060210071301     Document Type: Article

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