Review: Neuropathology of acute phase encephalitis lethargica: A review of cases from the epidemic period

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 462-472

  Anderson, L L ^a   Vilensky, J A ^a,c   Duvoisin, R C ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemic encephalitis; Postencephalitic Parkinsonism; Von Economo's disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; CRANIAL NERVE; DISEASE DURATION; EPIDEMIC ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; THALAMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE, POSTENCEPHALITIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69949140639     PISSN: 03051846     EISSN: 13652990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2009.01024.x     Document Type: Article

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