Tick-borne encephalitis in a 17-day-old newborn resulting in severe neurologic impairment

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-186

  Jones, Neil ^a,c   Sperl, Wolfgang ^a   Koch, Johannes ^a   Holzmann, Heidemarie ^b   Radauer, Wolfgang ^a  

^a PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c St Johanns Spital   (Austria)

Author keywords

Infant; Neonatal; Neurologic impairment; Tick borne encephalitis; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFOTAXIME; PHENOBARBITAL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEVER; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRAM STAINING; HEMIPARESIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HYGROMA; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS; VACCINATION;

EID: 33846568397     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000253056.34894.5f     Document Type: Article

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