Pediatric tick-borne infections of the central nervous system in an endemic region of Sweden: A prospective evaluation of clinical manifestations

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 347-352

  Sundin, Mikael ^a   Hansson, Magnus E A ^a   Engman, Mona Lisa ^a   Örvell, Claes ^a   Lindquist, Lars ^a,b   Wide, Katarina ^a   Lidefelt, Karl Johan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Lyme disease; Neuroborreliosis; Pediatric; Symptoms; TBE

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BORRELIA; BORRELIA INFECTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MEDICAL CARE; NEUROBORRELIOSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SWEDEN; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS FLAVIVIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BORRELIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALITIS, TICK-BORNE; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; LYME NEUROBORRELIOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 84857037662     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-011-1542-2     Document Type: Article

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