Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 281-284 , April 2003

Neurologic outcome of acute measles encephalitis according to the MRI patterns

  • Sun Jun Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea
    • Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Kim; Department of Pediatrics; Chonbuk National University Hospital; 634-18, Keumamdong, Dukjinku, Jeonju; Jeonbuk 561-712, South Korea.
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  • Jung Soo Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea
    • Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea
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  • Dae-Yeol Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea
    • Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea

Received 13 June 2002 ,Accepted 4 October 2002.

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PII: S0887-8994(02)00622-7

doi: 10.1016/S0887-8994(02)00622-7

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 281-284 , April 2003

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