Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy of Childhood: Report of a Spanish Case

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 438-441

  San Millan, Beatriz ^a   Teijeira, Susana ^a   Penin, Carmen ^b   Garcia, Jose L ^b   Navarro, Carmen ^a  

^a University Hospital of Vigo   (Spain)

^b Ourense Hospital Complex   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE NECROTIZING ENCEPHALOPATHY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COXSACKIE VIRUS A; DETERIORATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOENCEPHALITIS, ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC; SPAIN;

EID: 36049023036     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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