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.

Bibliographic Details
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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