Molecular methods for diagnosis of viral encephalitis

RL DeBiasi, KL Tyler - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
Hundreds of viruses cause central nervous system (CNS) disease, including
meningoencephalitis and postinfectious encephalomyelitis, in humans. The cerebrospinal …

Pediatric Epstein-Barr virus—associated encephalitis: 10-year review

A Doja, A Bitnun, EL Ford Jones… - Journal of child …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
Many neurologic manifestations of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection have been
documented, including encephalitis, aseptic meningitis, transverse myelitis, and Guillain …

Detection of herpesviridae in postmortem multiple sclerosis brain tissue and controls by polymerase chain reaction

VJ Sanders, S Felisan, A Waddell… - Journal of …, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To testforthe presence ofherpesviruses in postmortem brain samples from
multiple sclerosis patients and controls using polymerase chain reaction. Background …

Epstein-Barr virus infections of the central nervous system

H Fujimoto, K Asaoka, T Imaizumi, M Ayabe… - Internal …, 2003 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections of the Central Nervous System Page 1 å¡ ORIGINAL ARTICLE å¡
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections of the Central Nervous System Hiroshi FUJIMOTO, Kyoko …

Use of PCR for the diagnosis of herpesvirus infections of the central nervous system

RL DeBiasi, BK Kleinschmidt-DeMasters… - Journal of clinical …, 2002 - Elsevier
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has revolutionized
the diagnosis of nervous system viral infections, particularly those caused by human …

Encephalitis

KL Roos - Neurologic clinics, 1999 - neurologic.theclinics.com
Primary infection with HSV-1 usually occurs in the oropharyngeal mucosa and is typically
asymptomatic. Symptomatic disease is characterized by fever, pain, and an inability to …

Molecular diagnosis of herpes simplex virus infections in the central nervous system

YW Tang, PS Mitchell, MJ Espy, TF Smith… - Journal of clinical …, 1999 - Am Soc Microbiol
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) causes a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations in the central
nervous system (CNS) of infants (encephalitis with or without disseminated visceral …

Acute transverse myelitis in childhood: nine cases and review of the literature

M Knebusch, HM Strassburg… - … Medicine & Child …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Acute transverse myelitis (ATM) is a rare disease in childhood and adolescence. It is
characterized by paraplegia with or without sensory symptoms and bladder dysfunction, and …

Absence of seven human herpesviruses, including HHV‐6, by polymerase chain reaction in CSF and blood from patients with multiple sclerosis and optic neuritis

C Martin, M Enbom, M Söderström… - Acta Neurologica …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Several members of the herpesvirus family have been implicated in the pathogenesis of
multiple sclerosis (MS). Recently, HHV‐6 viral antigen has been demonstrated in …

Acute Viral Encephalitis in Adults? a Prospective Study

M Studahl, T Bergström, L Hagberg - Scandinavian journal of …, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
Acute Viral Encephalitis in Adults?a Prospective Study Page 1 Scand J Infect Dis 30: 215–220,
1998 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Acute Viral Encephalitis in Adults—a Prospective Study MARIE …