A case of acute quadriplegia complicating Mediterranean spotted fever

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 463-465

  Caroleo, Santo ^a   Longo, Chiara ^a   Pirritano, Domenico ^a   Nisticò, Rita ^a   Valentino, Paola ^a   Iocco, Maurizio ^a   Santangelo, Ermenegildo ^a   Amantea, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute quadriplegia; Axonal polyneuropathy; Mediterranean spotted fever; Rickettsia conorii

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POLYNEUROPATHY; QUADRIPLEGIA; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RICKETTSIOSIS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOXYCYCLINE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; QUADRIPLEGIA; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 34247491189     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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