Neurological complications of varicella in childhood: Case series and a systematic review of the literature

Vaccine

Volumn 30, Issue 39, 2012, Pages 5785-5790

  Bozzola, Elena ^a   Tozzi, Alberto E ^a   Bozzola, Mauro ^b   Krzysztofiak, Andrzej ^a   Valentini, Diletta ^a   Grandin, Annalisa ^a   Villani, Alberto ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Neurological complications; Varicella

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONVULSION; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; DROWSINESS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENCEPHALITIS; HEADACHE; HERPES ZOSTER; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENINGITIS; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 84864945741     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.05.057     Document Type: Article

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