Severe neurological complications in association with Epstein-Barr virus infection

Journal of NeuroVirology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 460-464

  Corssmit, Eleonora P M ^a   Leverstein van Hall, Maureen A ^a,b   Portegies, Peter ^a   Bakker, Piet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus; Hyponatraemia; Myelitis; Neuritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CASE REPORT; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MONONEUROPATHY MULTIPLEX; MYELITIS; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SALT LOSING NEPHRITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031474146     PISSN: 13550284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13550289709031193     Document Type: Article

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