A poliomyelitis-like syndrome from West Nile virus infection [1]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 347, Issue 16, 2002, Pages 1279-1280

  Leis, A Arturo ^a   Stokic, Dobrivoje S ^a   Polk, Jo Lynn ^a   Dostrow, Victor ^a   Winkelmann, Michael ^a  

^a METHODIST REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; AREFLEXIA; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILL; CONFUSION; DENERVATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEVER; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYALGIA; MYOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARALYSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PARALYSIS; WEST NILE FEVER;

EID: 0037126340     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM2002c021587     Document Type: Letter

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