Reversible pancallosal signal changes in febrile encephalopathy: Report of 2 cases

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Sreedharan, Sapna E ^a   Chellenton, J ^a   Kate, M P ^a   Kesavadas, C ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE FEBRILE ENCEPHALOPATHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DENGUE VIRUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SEROLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 80054047410     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2318     Document Type: Article

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