Recurrent varicella zoster virus myelopathy

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 276, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 196-198

  Gilden, Don ^a   Nagel, Maria A ^a   Ransohoff, Richard M ^b   Cohrs, Randall J ^a   Mahalingam, Ravi ^a   Tanabe, Jody L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunocompetent; Recurrent myelopathy; VZV

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; FAMCICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; VALACICLOVIR;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEROLOGY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; WEAKNESS;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENCEPHALITIS, VARICELLA ZOSTER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 58149156431     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2008.09.025     Document Type: Article

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