A case of Epstein-Barr virus infection complicated with Guillain-Barré syndrome involving several cranial nerves

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 6-7, 2005, Pages 522-524

  Højberg, Lise ^a   Søndergård, Eva ^a   Pedersen, Court ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFUROXIME; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METRONIDAZOLE; VALACICLOVIR; VIRUS CAPSID ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARALYSIS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PNEUMONIA; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ACYCLOVIR; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; VALINE;

EID: 22844442185     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540510038514     Document Type: Article

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