MRI scans of cervical cord provide evidence of anterior horn lesion in a patient with tick-borne encephalomyeloradiculitis [3]

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Stich, O ^a   Reinhard, M ^a   Rauer, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior horn; Central European tick borne encephalitis; Flaccid paresis; MRI; Myelitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTERIOR HORN CELL DISEASE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TICK BITE; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; WALKING;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ENCEPHALITIS, TICK-BORNE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 34249789885     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01774.x     Document Type: Letter

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