Torticollis as the only manifestation of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1415-1418

  Har Gil, Miki ^a   Evrani, Merav ^a   Watemberg, Nathan ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; torticollis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BASAL GANGLION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SEIZURE; SPASTICITY; TORTICOLLIS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 78650185895     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073810368995     Document Type: Article

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