Rotavirus and its role in the genesis of afebrile seizures [2];Rotavirus y su papel en la génesis de convulsiones

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 318-319

  Luque Moreno, Alejandro ^a   Perez Alvarez F ^a   Bergada Maso A ^a   Penas Aguilera A ^a   Ruiz Llobet, A ^a   Casellas Vidal, D ^a   Mayol Canals, L ^a   Macia Marti J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL JOSEP TRUETA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; NEUROLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; ROTAVIRUS; SEIZURE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; INFANT; VIRUS INFECTION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEIZURES; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 34447256599     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.4405.2006180     Document Type: Letter

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