Use of intravenous immunoglobulin compared with standard therapy is associated with improved clinical outcomes in children with acute encephalitis syndrome complicated by myocarditis

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1370-1376

  Bhatt, Girish Chandra ^a   Sankar, Jhuma ^a   Kushwaha, K P ^b  

^a DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA HOSPITAL   (India)

^b BRD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Encephalitis; Intravenous immunoglobulins; Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

DECONGESTIVE AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ACUTE ENCEPHALITIS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COXSACKIE VIRUS; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG USE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENCEPHALITIS; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOCARDITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RASH; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; TACHYCARDIA; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT DURATION; VIRUS ETIOLOGY; VIRUS ISOLATION; ACUTE DISEASE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INFANT; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878234615     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: 14321971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-012-0350-4     Document Type: Article

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