Postencephalitic parkinsonism and basal ganglia necrosis due to Epstein-Barr virus infection

Neurology

Volumn 76, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 1529-1530

  Espay, Alberto J ^a   Henderson, Kendrick K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; LEVODOPA; ROPINIROLE; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; BASAL GANGLIA NECROSIS; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISORIENTATION; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCREATITIS; PARKINSONISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTENCEPHALITIS PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMNOLENCE; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADULT; BASAL GANGLIA; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSON DISEASE, POSTENCEPHALITIC; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 79955501079     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318217e7dd     Document Type: Note

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