The value of detecting anti-VZV IgG antibody in CSF to diagnose VZV vasculopathy

Neurology

Volumn 68, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1069-1073

  Nagel, M A ^a   Forghani, B ^b   Mahalingam, R ^a   Wellish, M C ^a   Cohrs, R J ^a   Russman, A N ^c   Katzan, I ^c   Lin, R ^c   Gardner, C J ^d   Gilden, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b VIRAL AND RICKETTSIAL DISEASE LABORATORY   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS VASCULOPATHY; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 34147149756     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000258549.13334.16     Document Type: Article

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