Clinical characteristics of acute encephalopathy of obscure origin: A biphasic clinical course is a common feature

Neuropediatrics

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 269-277

  Maegaki, Yoshihiro ^a   Kondo, A ^a   Okamoto, R ^a   Inoue, T ^a   Konishi, K ^a   Hayashi, A ^a   Tsuji, Y ^a   Fujii, S ^a   Ohno, K ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute encephalopathy of obscure origin; Biphasic clinical course; EEG; MRI; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ACUTE BRAIN DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ENCEPHALITIS; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HEMIPLEGIA; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REYE SYNDROME;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33846625527     PISSN: 0174304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-955928     Document Type: Article

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