The neurological manifestations of H1N1 influenza infection; diagnostic challenges and recommendations

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-39

  Asadi Pooya, Ali Akbar ^a,b   Yaghoubi, Ehsan ^a   Nikseresht, Alireza ^a   Moghadami, Mohsen ^c   Honarvar, Behnam ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Coma; Influenza A (H1N1); Neurological; Seizure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; COMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWSINESS; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PARESTHESIA;

EID: 79951816216     PISSN: 02530716     EISSN: 17353688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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