Possible association between alice in wonderland syndrome and influenza a infection

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Kuo, Shin Chang ^a   Yeh, Yi Wei ^a   Chen, Chun Yen ^a   Weng, Ju Ping ^a   Tzeng, Nian Sheng ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; OSELTAMIVIR;

ALICE IN WONDERLAND SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; COGNITION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFLUENZA A; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LETTER; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; TREATMENT DURATION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 84867531078     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: 15457222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.11080177     Document Type: Letter

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