Cat scratch disease presenting as acute encephalopathy

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 703-704

  Cherinet, Yonasc ^a,b   Tomlinson, R ^a  

^a Royal Devon and Exerter Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CARBAMAZEPINE; LORAZEPAM; PHENYTOIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ABSENCE; ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEJA VU; EEG ABNORMALITY; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RICKETTSIOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; CATS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 55349128538     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.060616     Document Type: Article

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