From juvenile parkinsonism to encephalitis lethargica, a new phenotype of post-streptococcal disorders: Case report

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 505-507

  Beleza, Pedro ^a   Soares Fernandes, João ^b   Jordão, Maria J ^a   Almeida, Fátima ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE BRAGA   (Portugal)

^b Sao Marcos Hospital   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Encephalitis lethargica; Parkinsonism; Post streptococcal disorder

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTISTREPTOLYSIN; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; CEFOTAXIME; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PIRIBEDIL; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; AKINESIA; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRADYKINESIA; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSTONIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPIDEMIC ENCEPHALITIS; FALLING; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; MALE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MUTISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PARKINSONISM; PHARYNGITIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMNOLENCE; SPEECH DISORDER; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; THETA RHYTHM;

ADOLESCENT; AKINETIC MUTISM; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; HYPOKINESIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; PARKINSON DISEASE, POSTENCEPHALITIC; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS; PHENOTYPE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 53049094121     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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