Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome resulting from Guillain-Barré-like syndrome secondary to West Nile virus infection

Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 113-117

  Abraham, Alon ^a   Ziv, Sari ^a   Drory, Vivian E ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Guillain Barr like syndrome; hypertension; polyneuropathy; posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

AGED; AREFLEXIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL BLINDNESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; DROWSINESS; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EYE EXAMINATION; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; FLAVIVIRUS INFECTION; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; REVIEW; SEROLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BRAIN DISEASES; FEMALE; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; SYNDROME; WEST NILE FEVER;

EID: 79952176151     PISSN: 15220443     EISSN: 15371611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CND.0b013e318209ef9a     Document Type: Review

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