Transverse myelitis due to human herpesvirus 6;Mielitis transversa por virus herpes humano tipo 6

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 575-576

  Jiménez Caballero, Pedro Enrique ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA SALUD   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; HYPERREFLEXIA; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; MYELITIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 44449116543     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.4609.2008107     Document Type: Letter

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