Pediatric Neurology
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 93-100 , February 2006

Acute Infantile Encephalopathy Predominantly Affecting the Frontal Lobes

  • Hideo Yamanouchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunication should be addressed to:Dr. Yamanouchi; Department of Pediatrics; Dokkyo University School of Medicine; 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu; Shimotsuga; Tochigi 321-0293, Japan
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  • Naoko Kawaguchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
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  • Masato Mori, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan
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  • George Imataka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
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  • Takanori Yamagata, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan
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  • Teisuke Hashimoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
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  • Mariko Y. Momoi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan
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  • Mitsuoki Eguchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
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  • Masashi Mizuguchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan

Received 22 April 2005 ,Accepted 10 June 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.08.002

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 93-100 , February 2006

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