Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood: A fatal complication of swine flu

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-120

  Khan, Muhammad Rehan ^a   Maheshwari, Prem Kumar ^a   Ali, Syed Asad ^a   Haque, Anwarul ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acute necrotizing encephalopathy; Brainstem; Cerebellum; Children; Swine flu; Symmetrical brain lesions; Thalami; White matter

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; OSELTAMIVIR;

ACUTE NECROTIZING ENCEPHALOPATHY OF CHILDHOOD; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASSISTED VENTILATION; AWARENESS; BABINSKI REFLEX; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); LEIGH DISEASE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; TENDON REFLEX;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LEUKOENCEPHALITIS, ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC; MALE;

EID: 79751502731     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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