Acute cerebellitis and secondary hydrocephalus [1];Cerebelitis aguda e hidrocefalia secundaria

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 506-508

  Noguera Julian, A ^a,c   Perez Duenas B ^a   Garcia Cazorla A ^a   Noboa Baquero, R ^a   Cambra Lasaosa, F J ^a   Fernandez Zurita C ^b   Jimenez Gonzalez R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Neurology Section   (Spain)

^c U Intgd Hosp Hosp Sant Joan Deu   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFOTAXIME; DEXAMETHASONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLITIS; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TUBERCULOSIS; ADULT; CHILD; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 33750105064     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.4208.2005635     Document Type: Letter

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