Subacute leukoencephalitis caused by CNS infection with human herpesvirus-6 manifesting as acute multiple sclerosis

Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 145-148

  Carrigan, Donald R ^a   Harrington, Daniel ^a   Knox, Konstance K ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; INFECTION RISK; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030055336     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.47.1.145     Document Type: Article

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