Acute cerebellitis in varicella: A ten year case series and systematic review of the literature

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Bozzola, Elena ^a   Bozzola, Mauro ^b   Tozzi, Alberto Eugenio ^a   Calcaterra, Valeria ^b   Longo, Daniela ^a   Krzystofiak, Andrzej ^a   Villani, Alberto ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebellitis; Children; Varicella

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; DEXAMETHASONE;

ACUTE CEREBELLITIS; ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSMETRIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAY MATTER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLURRED SPEECH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84902708817     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-40-57     Document Type: Article

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