Primary Human Herpesvirus-6 Infection in the Central Nervous System Can Cause Severe Disease

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 186-191

  Mannonen, Laura ^a,b   Herrgård, Eila ^c   Valmari, Pekka ^d   Rautiainen, Paula ^e   Uotila, Kari ^f   Aine, Marjo Riitta ^d   Karttunen Lewandowski, Pirkko ^g   Sankala, Juhani ^h   Wallden, Tiina ⁱ   Koskiniemi, Marjaleena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d LAPLAND CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f Hameenlinna Central Hospital   (Finland)

^g MIKKELI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^h Savonlinna Central Hospital   (Finland)

ⁱ KYMENLAAKSO CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; NUCLEIC ACID;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN INFECTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVULSION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; GASTROENTERITIS; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SEIZURE; SEROCONVERSION; SPECIAL EDUCATION;

ATAXIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM VIRAL DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROSEOLOVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEIZURES; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 34548223786     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2007.05.011     Document Type: Article

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