Reversible diffusion restriction of the middle cerebellar peduncles and dentate nucleus in acute respiratory syncytial virus cerebellitis: A case report

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 89-92

  Tang, Y ^a   Suddarth, B ^a   Du, X ^b   Matsumoto, J A ^c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HUNTER HOLMES MCGUIRE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute cerebellitis; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Middle cerebellar peduncle; Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 84895076248     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: 14381435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-013-1157-1     Document Type: Article

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