A new defined entity among the spectrum of central nervous system inflammation: Chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids (CLIPPERS)

Romanian Journal of Neurology/ Revista Romana de Neurologie

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 77-81

  Jerca, O ^a   Manouchehrinia, A ^a   Tanasescu, R ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Carol Davila School of Medicine   (Romania)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Brainstem lesion; Encephalitis; Glioma; Inflammation; Lymphoma; Perivascular infiltrate; Pons; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CHLORDANE;

ANCA ASSOCIATED VASCULITIS; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEMYELINATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIPLOPIA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PLEOCYTOSIS; PROPRIOCEPTION; SARCOIDOSIS; VERTIGO;

EID: 79960294716     PISSN: 18438148     EISSN: 20696094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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