Isolated brain stem lesion in children: Is it acute disseminated encephalomyelitis or not?

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 217-220

  Alper, G ^a   Sreedher, G ^b   Zuccoli, G ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GADOLINIUM;

ACUTE DISSEMINATED ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM INJURY; BRAIN VASCULITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEMYELINATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCLERODERMA;

BRAIN STEM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84873624134     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3176     Document Type: Article

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