Childhood inflammatory brain diseases: pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy.
Rheumatology (Oxford)
; 53(8): 1359-68, 2014 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
Inflammatory brain diseases (IBrainDs) are a leading cause of devastating neurological deficits or neuropsychiatric syndromes in previously healthy children. The spectrum is expanding rapidly and new disease entities have been discovered in the last decade. IBrainD can occur as a primary disease or may occur secondary to an underlying cause. This review focuses on the clinical presentation, diagnostic features, pathology and histology characteristics and treatment of the primary childhood IBrainDs.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Sarcoidosis
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Encéfalo
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Encefalopatías
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Enfermedades Desmielinizantes
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Vasculitis del Sistema Nervioso Central
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Límite:
Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rheumatology (Oxford)
Asunto de la revista:
REUMATOLOGIA
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá