Acute encephalopathy as the initial symptom of CADASIL [2]

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 786-787

  Kleinig, T J ^a   Kimber, T ^a   Thompson, P D ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE BRAIN DISEASE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CADASIL; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CADASIL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SKIN;

EID: 34848911157     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2007.01498.x     Document Type: Letter

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