Detection of human herpesvirus‐6 in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with encephalitis

Yao, Karen; Honarmand, Somayeh; Espinosa, Alex; Akhyani, Nahid; Glaser, Carol; Jacobson, Steven

doi:10.1002/ana.21611

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Detection of human herpesvirus‐6 in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with encephalitis

Published in Annals of Neurology • Mar 1, 2009

Authors:

Karen Yao

Somayeh Honarmand

Alex Espinosa

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Virus infections are the most common causes of encephalitis, a syndrome characterized by acute inflammation of the brain. More than 150 different viruses have been implicated in the pathogenesis of encephalitis; however, because of limitations with diagnostic testing, causative factors of...

Subject

Cerebrospinal fluid

Encephalitis

Virology

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