Stroke patterns in neonatal group B streptococcal meningitis

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 282-288

  Hernández, Marta I ^a   Sandoval, Carmen C ^a   Tapia, Jose L ^a   Mesa, Tomas ^a   Escobar, Raul ^a   Huete, Isidro ^a   Wei, Xing Chang ^b   Kirton, Adam ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BASAL GANGLION; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK; STROKE; THALAMUS; WHITE MATTER;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STROKE;

EID: 79952564807     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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