Acute transverse myelitis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in childhood: Spectrum or separate entities?

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 287-296

  Yiu, Eppie M ^a   Kornberg, Andrew J ^a,b   Ryan, Monique M ^a,b   Coleman, Lee T ^a,b   Mackay, Mark T ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; Acute transverse myelitis; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MYELITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; POSTVACCINAL ENCEPHALITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

EID: 62149127704     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073808323522     Document Type: Article

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