Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: Treatment guidelines

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Alexander, M ^a   Murthy, J M K ^b  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b CARE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE DISSEMINATED ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; IMMUNOMODULATION; LABORATORY TEST; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE;

EID: 79960946678     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.83095     Document Type: Article

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