An encephalitic episode in a multiple sclerosis patient with human herpesvirus 6 latent infection

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 42-46

  Merelli, Elisa ^a   Sola, Patrizia ^a   Barozzi, Patrizia ^a   Torelli, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Encephalitis; Human herpesvirus 6; Multiple sclerosis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DNA STRUCTURE; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0029968621     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510X(95)00319-W     Document Type: Article

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