Infection in the central nervous system and corticosteroid therapy

Clinical Neurology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 26-28

  Matsui, Makoto ^a  

^a UTANO NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aseptic meningitis; Autoimmunity; Corticosteroid; Memory helper T cell; Viral encephalitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; AUTOIMMUNITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROGNOSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

ACYCLOVIR; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; AUTOIMMUNITY; BETAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER;

EID: 0033016383     PISSN: 0009918X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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