Human rabies: Neuropathogenesis, diagnosis, and management

The Lancet Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 498-513

  Hemachudha, Thiravat ^a   Ugolini, Gabriella ^b   Wacharapluesadee, Supaporn ^a   Sungkarat, Witaya ^c   Shuangshoti, Shanop ^a   Laothamatas, Jiraporn ^c  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INCUBATION TIME; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; REVIEW; SURVIVAL;

BRAIN; HUMANS; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS;

EID: 84876461706     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: 14744465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(13)70038-3     Document Type: Review

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