An adult autopsy case of acute encephalopathy associated with influenza A virus

Legal Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 252-255

  Ishigami, Akiko ^a   Kubo, Shin Ichi ^a   Ikematsu, Kazuya ^b   Kitamura, Osamu ^a   Tokunaga, Itsuo ^a   Gotohda, Takako ^a   Nakasono, Ichiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidemic; Immunohistochemistry; Influenza encephalopathy; Neuropathology; Virus encephalitis

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DISEASE; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CADAVER; CAPILLARY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; SEROLOGY; SUDDEN DEATH;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; DEATH, SUDDEN; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LUNG; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE;

EID: 4444294766     PISSN: 13446223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2004.05.003     Document Type: Article

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