Transverse myelitis plus syndrome and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis plus syndrome a case series of 5 children

JAMA Neurology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 624-629

  DeSena, Allen ^b,c   Graves, Donna ^c   Morriss, Michael C ^a,b   Greenberg, Benjamin M ^b,c  

^a CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; STEROID;

ACUTE DISSEMINATED ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ACUTE MOTOR AXONAL NEUROPATHY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DERMATOME; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SCHOOL CHILD; UNSTEADY GAIT; URINE RETENTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; SYNDROME;

EID: 84900486913     PISSN: 21686149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2013.5323     Document Type: Article

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