Acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis due to neural antirabies vaccine

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 58-59

  Shah, Ira ^a,b  

^a B J WADIA HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (India)

^b Levioza   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; MANNITOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISOLONE; RABIES VACCINE;

ACUTE BRAIN DISEASE; ACUTE DEMYELINATING ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CASE REPORT; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DOG BITE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LABORATORY TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUADRIPLEGIA; SCHOOL CHILD; STEROID THERAPY; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; WHITE MATTER;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDNISOLONE; RABIES VACCINES;

EID: 38349083187     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2007.00168.x     Document Type: Article

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