Delirious behavior in influenza is associated with a reversible splenial lesion

Brain and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 423-426

  Takanashi, Jun ichi ^a   Tada, Hiroko ^a,b   Kuroki, Haruo ^c   Barkovich, A James ^d  

^a KAMEDA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b Segawa Neurol Clinic for Children   (Japan)

^c Sotobo Children's Clinic   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Delirium; Diffusion; Encephalopathy; Influenza; Reversible; Splenium

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DELIRIUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EEG ABNORMALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORPUS CALLOSUM; CYTOKINES; DELIRIUM; DEMYELINATING AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES, CNS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 67349199221     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2008.07.013     Document Type: Article

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