An unusual case of brainstem encephalitis

Dengue Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue , 2007, Pages 169-171

  Shah, Ira ^a  

^a B J WADIA HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (India)

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Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MANNITOL;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DENGUE; DENGUE BRAIN STEM ENCEPHALITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M DEFICIENCY; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MENINGISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAPILLEDEMA; PARALYSIS; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; SCHOOL CHILD; TENDON REFLEX; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREMOR; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VOMITING; WEAKNESS;

EID: 56249117330     PISSN: 1020895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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