Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in an elderly patient

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 305, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 147-148

  Nunes, J C ^a,b   Bruscato, A M ^b   Walz, R ^a,b   Lin, K ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL GOVERNADOR CELSO RAMOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Elderly patient; Mycoplasma Pneumoniae; Opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MACROLIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISORIENTATION; FEMALE; FEVER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MYALGIA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OPSOCLONUS MYOCLONUS SYNDROME; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; OPSOCLONUS-MYOCLONUS SYNDROME; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; SYNDROME;

EID: 79955701681     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2011.03.012     Document Type: Article

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