Primary Epstein-Barr virus infection with neurological complications

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 136-144

  Bathoorn, Erik ^a   Vlaminckx, Bart J M ^b   Schoondermark Stolk, Sung ^a   Donders, Richard ^a   Van Der Meulen, Marjon ^b   Thijsen, Steven F T ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MYELITIS; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYRADICULITIS; RADICULOMYELITIS; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; DNA, VIRAL; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRAL LOAD; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751541540     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2010.531760     Document Type: Article

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