Viral infections of the central nervous system in Brazil

LP Mendoza, RV de Morais Bronzoni… - Journal of Infection, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Epidemiological studies have shown that most central nervous system (CNS)
infections are viral. The objective of this study is to contribute to the knowledge base …

Detection of Herpesvirus, Enterovirus, and Arbovirus infection in patients with suspected central nervous system viral infection in the Western Brazilian Amazon

MS Bastos, N Lessa, FG Naveca… - Journal of medical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Acute infections of the central nervous system (CNS) can be caused by various pathogens.
In this study, the presence of herpesviruses (HHV), enteroviruses (EVs), and arboviruses …

Management of viral central nervous system infections: a primer for clinicians

PB Bookstaver, PL Mohorn, A Shah… - Journal of central …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Viruses are a common cause of central nervous system (CNS) infections with many host,
agent, and environmental factors influencing the expression of viral diseases. Viruses can …

Arbovirus, herpesvirus, and enterovirus associated with neurological syndromes in adult patients of a university hospital, 2017-2018

LL Leon, RG Lima, LC Boffi, RN Bindilatti… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
INTRODUCTION: Herpesviruses, enteroviruses, and arboviruses are important because of
their clinical relevance and ability to cause meningitis, encephalitis, meningoencephalitis …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology and clinical outcomes of viral central nervous system infections

FB Abid, M Abukhattab, H Ghazouani, O Khalil… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Central nervous system (CNS) viral infections are an important cause of
morbidity and mortality. No data are available regarding their epidemiology in Qatar. Design …

Multiple-year experience in the diagnosis of viral central nervous system infections with a panel of polymerase chain reaction assays for detection of 11 viruses

C Huang, D Morse, B Slater, M Anand… - Clinical infectious …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Background. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is becoming more common in diagnostic
laboratories. In some instances, its value has been established. In other cases, assays exist …

[HTML][HTML] Viral encephalitis

MTT Silva - Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
While systemic viral infections are exceptionally common, symptomatic viral infections of the
brain parenchyma itself are very rare, but a serious neurologic condition. It is estimated that …

Viral infections of the central nervous system in Spain: a prospective study

F De Ory, A Avellón, JE Echevarría… - Journal of medical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the study was to determine the incidence of viruses causing aseptic meningitis,
meningoencephalitis, and encephalitis in Spain. This was a prospective study, in …

Enterovirus and herpesviridae family as etiologic agents of lymphomonocytary meningitis, Southern Brazil

LRR Vidal, SM Almeida, IJ Messias-Reason… - Arquivos de neuro …, 2011 - SciELO Brasil
Viral meningitis is a common infectious disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that
occurs worldwide. The aim of this study was to identify the etiologic agent of …

Pediatric central nervous system infections in the Amazon: clinical and laboratory profiles

EPM Marinho, ES Ferreira, CCLB Barrionuevo… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Central nervous system (CNS) infections are important causes of mortality and
morbidity in children, and they are related to severe problems such as hearing loss …