Acute cerebellitis in children: An eleven year retrospective multicentric study in Italy

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Lancella, Laura ^a   Esposito, Susanna ^b   Galli, Maria Luisa ^c   Bozzola, Elena ^a   Labalestra, Valeria ^a   Boccuzzi, Elena ^a   Krzysztofiak, Andrzej ^a   Cursi, Laura ^a   Gattinara, Guido Castelli ^a   Mirante, Nadia ^a   Buonsenso, Danilo ^a   Tagliabue, Claudia ^b   Castellazzi, Luca ^b   Montagnani, Carlotta ^c   Tersigni, Chiara ^c   Valentini, Piero ^d   Capozza, Michele ^d   Pata, Davide ^d   Di Gangi, Maria ^e   Dones, Piera ^e   Garazzino, Silvia ^f   Baroero, Luca ^f   Verrotti, Alberto ^g   Melzi, Maria Luisa ^h   Sacco, Michele ⁱ   Germano, Michele ⁱ   Greco, Filippo ^j   Uga, Elena ^k   Crichiutti, Giovanni ^l   Villani, Alberto ^a   more..

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^e Infantile Neuropsychiatry   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^h SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^k Vercelli Hospital   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Cerebellitis; Children; Outcome; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; STEROID;

ACUTE CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; ACUTE CEREBELLITIS; ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENTEROVIRUS; FEMALE; FEVER; GAIT DISORDER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; ITALIAN (CITIZEN); LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGICAL SEQUELA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SLURRED SPEECH; VOMITING; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; INFANT; ITALY; MULTICENTER STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEROIDS;

EID: 85020464510     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13052-017-0370-z     Document Type: Article

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