Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis associated with acute Toxoplasma gondii infection

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 236-239

  Aksoy, Ayse ^a   Tanir, Gonul ^a   Ozkan, Mehpare ^a   Oguz, Melek ^b   Yildiz, Yasemin Tasci ^b  

^a DR SAMI ULUS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b DR SAMI ULUS MATERNITY AND CHILDREN S HEALTH AND DISEASES TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLINIC ACID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE;

ACUTE DISSEMINATED ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; TOXOPLASMOSIS; URINE INCONTINENCE; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

BRAIN; CHILD; COCCIDIOSTATS; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SPINAL CORD; SULFADIAZINE; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873981186     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: 18735150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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