Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis and parvovirus B19: A possible link?

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1233-1234

  Grillo, Eugenio ^a   Da Silva, Ronaldo Jose M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTIL JOANA DE GUSMÃO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTI N METHYL D ASPARTATE RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHOREAENCEPHALOPATHY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN PARVOVIRUS B19; LETTER; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARVOVIRUS INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

ANTI-N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84884672199     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.06.079     Document Type: Letter

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