MR imaging, diffusion-weighted imaging and MR spectroscopy findings in acute rapidly progressive subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

Brain and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 306-311

  Oguz, Kader Karli ^a   Celebi, Asli ^a   Anlar, Banu ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted imaging; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MEASLES VACCINE; METHISOPRINOL; PHENYTOIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATAXIA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; COMATOSE PATIENT; DECREASED APPETITE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEVER; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEADACHE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEASLES; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RESPIRATORY ARREST; SCHOOL CHILD; SHIVERING; SPASTICITY; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS; VACCINATION; VOMITING;

ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN; CHILD; CLONAZEPAM; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MEMBRANES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEIZURES; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS;

EID: 33947574774     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2006.09.013     Document Type: Article

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