Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in the differential diagnosis of encephalitis

Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1489-1493

  Honarmand, Somayeh ^a   Glaser, C A ^a   Chow, E ^b   Sejvar, J J ^c   Preas, C P ^a   Cosentino, G C ^a   Hutchison, H T ^d   Bellini, W J ^c  

^a VIRAL AND RICKETTSIAL DISEASE LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MATTEL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL CENTRAL CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASLES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 7044253035     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000142090.62214.61     Document Type: Article

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