Clinical profile of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in children

Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 111-114

  Jayakrishnan, M P ^a   Krishnakumar, P ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; Children

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE DISSEMINATED ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIAL NERVE; DEPRESSION; DIPLOPIA; DYSTONIA; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; PARAPLEGIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUADRIPLEGIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY SYSTEM; SPEECH DISORDER; VOMITING;

EID: 79551637366     PISSN: 18171745     EISSN: 19983948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.76098     Document Type: Article

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