Measles virus in the brain

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 213-220

  Norrby, Erling ^a,c   Kristensson, Krister ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain infection; Measles; Postinfectious encephalitis; Progressive infectious encephalitis; Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; HOST RESISTANCE; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MEASLES; PERSISTENT VIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS MENINGITIS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS;

EID: 0030768709     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(97)00139-1     Document Type: Review

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