Acute encephalitis with refractory, repetitive partial seizures

Brain and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 510-514

  Sakuma, Hiroshi ^a  

^a Natl Ctr Hosp Muscular Disorders   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute encephalitis with refractory; Autoimmune; Encephalitis; Epilepsy; Repetitive partial seizures; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDAZOLAM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; NEOPTERIN; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ACUTE ENCEPHALITIS WITH REFRACTORY REPETITIVE PARTIAL SEIZURE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; AUTOIMMUNITY; BRAIN ATROPHY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALITIS; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEVER; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PLEOCYTOSIS; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEIZURE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ANTICONVULSANTS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENCEPHALITIS; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION; SEIZURES;

EID: 67649450102     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2009.02.010     Document Type: Review

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