Atypical transverse myelitis due to cytomegalovirus in an immunocompetent patient

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 351-354

  Rigamonti, A ^a   Usai, S ^a   Ciusani, E ^a   Bussone, G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus; Immunocompetent patient; Transverse myelitis

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GANCICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE; VALGANCICLOVIR;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MYELITIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEOCYTOSIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 30744440900     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-005-0506-6     Document Type: Article

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