Pulvinar sign in acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
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Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis in Childhood; Epidemiologic, Clinical, and Laboratory Features
Background: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), which occurs spontaneously or after systemic viral infection and vaccination mostly affects children. This study aims at describing the epidemiologic, clinical, neuroimaging, laboratory features, treatment and outcome in children who diagnosed as having ADEM and admitted in a referral center in Tehran. Methods: This descriptive prospectiv...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0972-2327
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.132640