Pediatric Neurology
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 207-209 , March 2004

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following hepatitis A virus infection

  • Hüseyin Tan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Neurology, Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to:Dr. Tan; Atatürk University; School of Medicine; Yakutiye Research Hospital; Department of Child Neurology; 25070, Erzurum, Turkey.
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  • Buket Kılıçaslan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey
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  • Ömer Önbaş, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey
    • ,
  • Mustafa Büyükavcı, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey

Received 6 May 2003 ,Accepted 26 August 2003.

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PII: S0887-8994(03)00477-6

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2003.08.007

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 207-209 , March 2004

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