'Benign' ovarian teratoma and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis in a child

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 120-123

  Frawley, Kieran J ^a   Calvo Garcia, Maria A ^a   Krueger, Darcy A ^a   McMasters, Richard L ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; MRI; NMDA; NMDAR encephalitis; Paraneoplastic encephalitis; US

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY TERATOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ANTI-N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; TERATOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857050138     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-011-2111-6     Document Type: Article

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