West Nile virus encephalitis involving the substantia nigra: Neuroimaging and pathologic findings with literature review

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1448-1452

  Bosanko, Carol Mae ^a   Gilroy, John ^a   Wang, Ay Ming ^a   Sanders, William ^a   Dulai, Mohanpal ^a   Wilson, Jon ^a   Blum, Keith ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARBOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; UNITED STATES; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN EDEMA; COMA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; WEST NILE FEVER;

EID: 0141958878     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.60.10.1448     Document Type: Article

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