MRI findings in acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following varicella infection in an adult

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1230-1233

  Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak ^a   Phuttharak, Warinthorn ^a   Tiamkao, Somsak ^a   Boonpila, Acharaporn ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; ADEM; Adult; Magnetic resonance imaging; Varicella

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; HEMISPHERE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; BRAIN; CHICKENPOX; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 36049031127     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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