Colour Doppler echocardiography in children with group A streptococcal infection related tic disorders

Indian Journal of Medical Research, Supplement

Volumn 119, Issue MAY, 2004, Pages 186-190

  Cardona, F ^a   Romano, A ^a   Cundari, G ^a   Ventriglia, F ^a   Versacci, P ^a   Orefici, Graziella ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Echocardiography; GAS infection; Tic disorder

Indexed keywords

ANTISTREPTOLYSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOLYSIN TITER; TIC;

CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TIC DISORDERS;

EID: 3442896508     PISSN: 03679012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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