Postvaricella Acute Transverse Myelitis in a Previously Vaccinated Child

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 370-372

  LaRovere, Kerri L ^a   Raju, G Praveen ^a   Gorman, Mark P ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHICKENPOX; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYELITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAPULOVESICULAR RASH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VACCINATION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION;

ACYCLOVIR; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; VACCINATION;

EID: 41849142001     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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