Cerebellar mutism caused by primary varicella infection in an immunocompetent child

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 830-832

  Erol, Ilknur ^a   Özkale, Yasemin ^a   Saygi, Semra ^a   Alehan, Füsun ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cerebellar mutism; Chickenpox; Neurologic complication; Varicella; Zoster

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ANARTHRIA; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR MUTISM; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DYSMETRIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LIMB TREMOR; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MUTISM; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SCHOOL CHILD; UNSTEADY GAIT; CEREBELLUM; COMPLICATION; EXANTHEMA; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NYSTAGMUS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREMOR;

CEREBELLUM; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MUTISM;

EID: 84903539979     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073813477202     Document Type: Article

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