Focal neurological injury caused by West Nile virus infection may occur independent of patient age and premorbid health

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 234, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 93-98

  Bhangoo, Sandeep ^a   Chua, Rowena ^a   Hammond, Chris ^a   Kimmel, Zebadiah ^a   Semenov, Irene ^a   Videnovic, Aleksandar ^a   Kessler, John ^a   Borsody, Mark ^b,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Encephalitis; Focal neurological injury; Medical condition; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOM; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VIRUS MENINGITIS; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 21344450559     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2005.03.041     Document Type: Article

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