Histopathologically proven poliomyelitis with quadriplegia and loss of brainstem function due to West Nile virus infection

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作者
Doron, SI
Dashe, JF
Adelman, LS
Brown, WF
Werner, BG
Hadley, S
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[1] Tufts Univ, New England Med Ctr, Dept Geog Med & Infect Dis, Boston, MA 02111 USA
[2] Tufts Univ, New England Med Ctr, Dept Neurol, Boston, MA 02111 USA
[3] St Elizabeths Med Ctr, Dept Neuropathol, Boston, MA USA
[4] Tufts Univ, Sch Med, Boston, MA 02111 USA
[5] Massachusetts State Lab Inst, Jamaica Plain, MA USA
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10.1086/377177
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
Recent electrophysiological and histopathological reports point to motor neurons in the anterior horn of the spinal cord and the brainstem as targets of severe West Nile virus (WNV) infection. We report histopathological confirmation of this poliomyelitis-like syndrome in a patient with WNV infection in Massachusetts.
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