PET Scan and Autoimmune Focal Encephalitis

PET Scan and Autoimmune Focal Encephalitis

The value of the PET scan in the diagnosis of autoimmune focal encephalitis is reported in a 22-month-old girl who presented with involuntary movements, hemiparesis, and behavioral changes at Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neuroscience, Japan.

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Main Author: J Gordon Millichap
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers 2010-02-01
Series:Pediatric Neurology Briefs
Subjects:
methylprednisolone therapy
hypermetabolism
immunoglobulin
Online Access:https://www.pediatricneurologybriefs.com/articles/813
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spelling doaj-2dccef4321814ccc88385354827302e42020-11-25T00:15:37ZengPediatric Neurology Briefs PublishersPediatric Neurology Briefs1043-31552166-64822010-02-01242101110.15844/pedneurbriefs-24-2-2799PET Scan and Autoimmune Focal EncephalitisJ Gordon Millichap0Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineThe value of the PET scan in the diagnosis of autoimmune focal encephalitis is reported in a 22-month-old girl who presented with involuntary movements, hemiparesis, and behavioral changes at Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neuroscience, Japan.https://www.pediatricneurologybriefs.com/articles/813methylprednisolone therapyhypermetabolismimmunoglobulin
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PET Scan and Autoimmune Focal Encephalitis
Pediatric Neurology Briefs
methylprednisolone therapy
hypermetabolism
immunoglobulin
author_facet J Gordon Millichap
author_sort J Gordon Millichap
title PET Scan and Autoimmune Focal Encephalitis
title_short PET Scan and Autoimmune Focal Encephalitis
title_full PET Scan and Autoimmune Focal Encephalitis
title_fullStr PET Scan and Autoimmune Focal Encephalitis
title_full_unstemmed PET Scan and Autoimmune Focal Encephalitis
title_sort pet scan and autoimmune focal encephalitis
publisher Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
series Pediatric Neurology Briefs
issn 1043-3155
2166-6482
publishDate 2010-02-01
description The value of the PET scan in the diagnosis of autoimmune focal encephalitis is reported in a 22-month-old girl who presented with involuntary movements, hemiparesis, and behavioral changes at Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neuroscience, Japan.
topic methylprednisolone therapy
hypermetabolism
immunoglobulin
url https://www.pediatricneurologybriefs.com/articles/813
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