Widespread, restricted low-level measles virus infection of brain in a case of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 135-139

  Isaacson, S H ^a,b   Asher, D M ^a   Godec, M S ^a   Gibbs Jr , C J ^a   Gajdusek, D C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

In situ hybridization; In situ polymerase chain reaction; Measles virus; Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASLES VIRUS; NERVE CELL; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MEASLES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS;

EID: 0030031611     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050404     Document Type: Article

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