Editorial: Influenza-associated encephalopathy and neurolgic features of novel influenza A (H1N1) virus infection

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 297-299

  Tasker, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Encephalopathy; Influenza A; Neurology

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

BRAIN DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHILD; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N2; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VIROLOGY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 77949440843     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181cf43a9     Document Type: Editorial

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