Longitudinal myelitis, aseptic meningitis, and conus medullaris infarction as presenting manifestations of pediatric sysemic lupus erythematosus

Lupus

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 332-336

  Katramados, Angelos M ^a   Rabah, R ^b   Adams, M D ^b   Huq, A H M M ^b   Mitsias, P D ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiphospholipid syndrome; Neuropsychiatric lupus; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Thrombosis; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CONUS MEDULLARIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MYELITIS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD BIOPSY; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

CHILD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFARCTION; LAMINECTOMY; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC; MYELITIS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 43249092387     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961203307086638     Document Type: Article

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