Post chikungunya Brain stem encephalitis

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 68-69

  Gauri, L A ^a   Ranwa, B L ^a   Nagar, K ^a   Vyas, A ^b   Fatima, Q ^a  

^a Department of Pathology   (India)

^b S P MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PREDNISOLONE;

ALPHAVIRUS INFECTION; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; DYSARTHRIA; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; VERTIGO; VIROLOGY;

ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ATAXIA; BRAIN STEM; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; DYSARTHRIA; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE; VERTIGO;

EID: 84859302587     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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