Epstein-Barr virus infections of the Central Nervous System

Internal Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-40

  Fujimoto, Hiroshi ^a   Asaoka, Kyoko ^a   Imaizumi, Toshihiro ^a   Ayabe, Mitsuyoshi ^a   Shoji, Hiroshi ^a   Kaji, Masahide ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; Chronic infection; Encephalitis; Epstein Barr virus; Meningitis; Myelitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALITIS; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; MALE; MENINGITIS; MYELITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOM; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

EID: 0037288249     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.42.33     Document Type: Article

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