A case of acute polyradiculoneuropathy, drug-induced hypersensitivity, and hhv-6 infection

Neurology

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 935-936

  Borgo, C Del ^a   Zaniratti, S ^b   Minosse, C ^b   Vetica, A ^a   Bellini, A ^a   Soscia, F ^a   Missori, P ^c   Pierelli, F ^d   Curra A ^e  

^a SANTA MARIA GORETTI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^c Neurosurgical Unit

^d Neurorehabilitation Unit

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MEROPENEM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OMEPRAZOLE; VITAMIN K GROUP; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VIRUS DNA;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING SENSORIMOTOR POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; ADULT; AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLANGITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; GAIT DISORDER; HERPES; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; JAUNDICE; MALE; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; ALCOHOLISM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHOLANGITIS; DNA, VIRAL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; JAUNDICE; MALE; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY, CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROSEOLOVIRUS INFECTIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 64049111621     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000344179.86561.96     Document Type: Article

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