Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus: An Underrecognized Cause of Neurologic Disease in the Fetus, Child, and Adult

Seminars in Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 89-95

  Bonthius, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAVIPIRAVIR; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FETUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INCIDENCE; LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS; LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PERINATAL PERIOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEROLOGY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BRAIN DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS; LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84865155371     PISSN: 10719091     EISSN: 15580776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spen.2012.02.002     Document Type: Review

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