Post varicella zoster virus myelitis in immunocompetent patients

Neurosciences

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 156-158

  Ben Amor, Sana ^a   Lammouchi, Turkia ^a   Benslamia, Lamia ^a   Benammou, Soufiene ^a  

^a SAHLOUL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; VALACICLOVIR; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MENINGISM; MYELITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PARESTHESIA; RASH; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; URINE RETENTION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS MYELITIS; WEAKNESS;

ACYCLOVIR; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MIDDLE AGED; MYELITIS; SPINAL CORD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953726282     PISSN: 13196138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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