Multiphasic acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) following influenza type A (swine specific H1N1)

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 259, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 775-778

  Athauda, Dilan ^a   Andrews, Thomasin C ^a   Holmes, Paul A ^a   Howard, Robin S ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OSELTAMIVIR; PREDNISOLONE; VIRUS RNA;

ACUTE DISSEMINATED ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); LETTER; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; THORAX PAIN; WHITE MATTER;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BRAIN; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; OSELTAMIVIR; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS;

EID: 84862581833     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-011-6258-8     Document Type: Letter

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