Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis presenting as acute psychotic disorder

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 999-1001

  Krishnakumar, P ^b,c   Jayakrishnan, M P ^a   Nusrath Beegum, M ^a   Riyaz, A ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IMHANS)   (India)

^c Caribbean Cottage   (India)

Author keywords

Acute psychosis

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; RISPERIDONE;

ACUTE PSYCHOSIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MALE; MOOD CHANGE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTINFECTION ENCEPHALITIS; RESTLESSNESS; SPEECH DISORDER; TREATMENT DURATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIOLENCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; FEMALE; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISPERIDONE;

EID: 57649128423     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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