A rare survivor of Balamuthia granulomatous encephalitis

被引：13

作者：

Botterill, Elissa ^{[1
]}

Yip, Gary ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Box Hill Hosp, Dept Neurosci, Box Hill, Vic 3128, Australia

来源：

CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY | 2011年 / 113卷 / 06期

关键词：

Amoeba; Balamuthia mandrillaris; Granulomatous encephalitis; AMEBIC ENCEPHALITIS; MANDRILLARIS; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; DIAGNOSIS; SPECTRUM; ANIMALS; HUMANS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.01.013

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

[No abstract available]

引用

页码：499 / 502

页数：4

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