Acute cerebellitis caused by Epstein-Barr virus: Case report;Cerebelite aguda causada por vírus Epstein-Barr: Relato de caso

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 59, Issue 3 A, 2001, Pages 616-618

  Teive, Hélio A G ^a   Zavala, Jorge A A ^a   Iwamoto, Fábio M ^a   Bertucci Filho, Délcio ^a   Werneck, Lineu C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cerebellitis; Epstein Barr virus; Neurological complications

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; DEXAMETHASONE; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS;

EID: 0035459288     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2001000400027     Document Type: Article

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