Pediatric Neurology
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 41-45 , July 2010

Analysis of Status Epilepticus with Mycoplasma pneumoniae Encephalitis

  • Jainn-Jim Lin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology, Chang Gung Children's Hospital and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Divisions of Pediatric Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Children's Hospital and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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  • Kuang-Lin Lin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology, Chang Gung Children's Hospital and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. K.-L. Lin; Division of Pediatric Neurology; Chang Gung Children's Hospital; #5 Fu-Shin Street; Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, 333l Taiwan.
    • ,
  • Shao-Hsuan Hsia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisions of Pediatric Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Children's Hospital and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chang-Teng Wu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisions of Pediatric Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Children's Hospital and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • I-Jun Chou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology, Chang Gung Children's Hospital and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Huei-Shyong Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology, Chang Gung Children's Hospital and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Received 15 November 2009 ,Accepted 22 February 2010.

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PII: S0887-8994(10)00098-6

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2010.02.017

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 41-45 , July 2010

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