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Histopathologically Proven Poliomyelitis with Quadriplegia and Loss of Brainstem Function Due to West Nile Virus Infection

2003; Oxford University Press; Volume: 37; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1086/377177

ISSN

1537-6591

Autores

Shira Doron, John F. Dashe, Lester S. Adelman, William F. Brown, Barbara G. Werner, Susan Hadley,

Tópico(s)

Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders

Resumo

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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