Infections of the nervous system caused by varicella-zoster virus: A review

Intervirology

Volumn 40, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 72-84

  Echevarria, José M ^a   Casas, Inmaculada ^a   Martinez Martin, Pablo ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Encephalitis; Herpesviruses; Neurologic infections; Varicella zoster virus; Viral diagnosis; Viral meningitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; FAMCICLOVIR; GANCICLOVIR; NARCOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OXYCODONE; SORIVUDINE; VALACICLOVIR; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LATENT VIRUS INFECTION; MYELITIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; REVIEW; SENSORY GANGLION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

ATAXIA; DNA VIRUSES; HERPES; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 3;

EID: 0031434636     PISSN: 03005526     EISSN: 14230100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000150535     Document Type: Article

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