Meningoencephalitis caused by a novel paramyxovirus: An advanced MRI case report in an emerging disease

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 356-358

  Lim, C C T ^a   Sitoh, Y Y ^a   Lee, K E ^a   Kurup, A ^b   Hui, F ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Echo planar imaging; Encephalitis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Paramyxovirus; Viruses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARAMYXOVIRUS; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; RNA VIRUS INFECTION; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; VIROLOGY; ZOONOSIS;

ABATTOIRS; ADULT; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RESPIROVIRUS; RESPIROVIRUS INFECTIONS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; ZOONOSES;

EID: 0033129780     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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