Coexistence of hemimegalencephaly and chronic encephalitis. Detection of cytomegalovirus by the polymerase chain reaction

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-41

  Jay, Venita ^a   Otsubo, Hiroshi ^a   Hwang, Paul ^a   Hoffman, Harold J ^a   Blaser, Susan ^a   Zielenska, Maria ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain; Cytomegalovirus; Encephalitis; Epilepsy; Hemimegalencephaly

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL MIGRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; ENCEPHALITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAIN; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEURONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031048888     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050037     Document Type: Article

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