Acute infantile encephalopathy predominantly affecting the frontal lobe (AIEF): A European case

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 158-162

  Jequier Gygax, M ^a   Deonna, T ^a   Maeder, P ^a   Mayor Dubois, C ^a   Roulet Perez, E ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

AIEF; Cytotoxic encephalopathy; Regression; Seizures; Verbal apraxia

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; BENZODIAZEPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CEFTRIAXONE; PHENYTOIN;

ACUTE BRAIN DISEASE; ACUTE ENCEPHALOPATHY WITH BIPHASIC SEIZURE; ACUTE INFANTILE ENCEPHALOPATHY PREDOMINANTLY AFFECTING THE FRONTAL LOBE; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; COGNITION; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; EUROPE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; SPASMS, INFANTILE;

EID: 79952533318     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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