Transient supranuclear paresis of the abduction in viral encephalitis of the brainstem

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 653-655

  Rufa, Alessandra ^a   Cerase, Alfonso ^b   Annunziata, Pasquale ^a   De Santi, Lorenzo ^a   Buccoliero, Rosaria ^a   Monti, Lucia ^b   Federico, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benign; Encephalitis; Enterovirus; MRI DW; Ponto mesencephalic junction; Supranuclear abduction palsy

Indexed keywords

ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DIPLOPIA; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERNUCLEAR OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; LABORATORY TEST; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

ADULT; BRAIN STEM; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY, PROGRESSIVE;

EID: 78049349501     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-010-0339-9     Document Type: Article

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