Adult human metapneumovirus encephalitis: A case report highlighting challenges in clinical management and functional outcome

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 372-373

  Leng, Tan Yeow ^a   Chao, Wee Tze ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLANZAPINE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; AGITATION; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AUSCULTATION; BASAL GANGLION; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; CRACKLE; DETERIORATION; FEVER; FRONTOPARIETAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS INFECTION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG EFFECT; ENCEPHALITIS; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; PARAMYXOVIRUS INFECTION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMANS; MALE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85042523722     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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