Remission associated with human herpesvirus infection in West syndrome

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 886-890

  Iwasaki, Toshiyuki ^a   Nonoda, Yutaka ^a   Ishii, Masahiro ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; CORTICOTROPIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EXANTHEMA SUBITUM; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 7; HYPSARRHYTHMIA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFANT; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; REMISSION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VOMITING; WEST SYNDROME;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 7, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; MALE; SPASMS, INFANTILE;

EID: 33846189374     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738060210100401     Document Type: Article

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