Basal ganglia and brainstem encephalitis, optic neuritis, and radiculomyelitis in Epstein-Barr virus infection

Journal of Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Phowthongkum, Prasit ^a   Phantumchinda, Kammant ^a   Jutivorakool, Kamonwan ^a   Suankratay, Chusana ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Brainstem encephalitis; Encephalitis; Epstein Barr virus; Optic neuritis; Radiculomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANALGESIC AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MYELORADICULOPATHY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NEURITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; THAILAND; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BASAL GANGLIA; BRAIN STEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DNA, VIRAL; ENCEPHALITIS; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELITIS; OPTIC NEURITIS; RADICULOPATHY;

EID: 33846967087     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.09.007     Document Type: Article

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