The neuroanatomic localization of Epstein-Barr virus encephalitis may be a predictive factor for its clinical outcome: A case report and review of 100 cases in 28 reports

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 720-726

  Abul Kasim, Kasim ^a   Palm, Lars ^b   Maly, Pavel ^a   Sundgren, Pia C ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellitis; Computed tomography; Epstein Barr virus encephalitis; Gray matter involvement; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; CASE REPORT; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEVER; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SLURRED SPEECH; SOMNOLENCE; THALAMUS; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 66849121695     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073808327842     Document Type: Article

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