Outcome of acute necrotizing encephalopathy in relation to treatment with corticosteroids and gammaglobulin

Abstract Objective. To examine the relation between outcome and treatment with steroids and gammaglobulin in children with acute necrotizing encephalopathy. Methods. We retrospectively evaluated the clinical course and outcome of 34 children with acute necrotizing encephalopathy. They were divided i...

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Published in:	Brain & development (Tokyo. 1979) Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 221 - 227
Main Authors:	Okumura, Akihisa, Mizuguchi, Masashi, Kidokoro, Hiroyuki, Tanaka, Manabu, Abe, Sinpei, Hosoya, Mitsuaki, Aiba, Hideo, Maegaki, Yoshihiro, Yamamoto, Hitoshi, Tanabe, Takuya, Noda, Eiko, Imataka, George, Kurahashi, Hirokazu
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01-03-2009
Subjects:	Acute necrotizing encephalopathy Adrenal Cortex Hormones - administration & dosage Adrenal Cortex Hormones - adverse effects Adrenal Cortex Hormones - therapeutic use Brain Diseases - drug therapy Brain Diseases - mortality Brain Diseases - pathology Brain Stem - drug effects Brain Stem - immunology Brain Stem - pathology Brainstem lesion Child Child, Preschool Cognition Disorders Female gamma-Globulins - therapeutic use Humans Infant Male Necrosis Neurology Outcome Retrospective Studies Sex Characteristics Steroid Treatment Outcome Steroid Acute necrotizing encephalopathy Outcome Brainstem lesion
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