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Spontaneous recovery from severe encephalitis involving cerebellar gray matter.

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Sébire, G Proaño, P G Saint Martin, C

We report a case of cerebellitis displaying a severe neurologic onset but with spontaneous recovery, challenging the use of immunomodulatory treatment.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Case Reports, Journal Article
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 2000
Journal information "Journal of child neurology" - Vol. 15, no. 7, p. 483-4 (2000)
Peer reviewed yes
issn 0883-0738
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL
MESH Subject Adjuvants, Immunologic - therapeutic use ; Cerebellar Diseases - diagnosis - drug therapy ; Cerebellum - pathology ; Child, Preschool ; Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated - diagnosis - drug therapy ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Neurologic Examination ; Remission, Spontaneous
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Bibliographic reference Sébire, G ; Proaño, P G ; Saint Martin, C. Spontaneous recovery from severe encephalitis involving cerebellar gray matter.. In: Journal of child neurology, Vol. 15, no. 7, p. 483-4 (2000)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/8593