Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Associated Transverse Myelitis and Rhabdomyolysis

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 128-130

  Weng, Wen Chin ^a   Peng, Steven Shinn Forng ^a   Wang, Shi Bing ^a   Chou, Yen Ting ^b   Lee, Wang Tso ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MANNITOL;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; MYELITIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SPINAL CORD LESION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 58149174372     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2008.10.009     Document Type: Article

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