Varicella zoster virus infection of the central nervous system – 10 year experience from a tertiary hospital in South India

Varicella zoster virus infection of the central nervous system – 10 year experience from a tertiary hospital in South India

Introduction: Varicella zoster virus is an exclusively human neurotrophic virus. The primary infection with the virus causes varicella. The virus remains latent in nervous tissue and upon secondary activation causes a variety of syndromes involving the central nervous system (CNS) including meningoe...

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Main Authors: Ronald Albert Benton Carey, Vignesh Kumar Chandiraseharan, Anitha Jasper, Tunny Sebastian, Chrusolitha Gujjarlamudi, Sowmya Sathyendra, Anand Zachariah, Asha Mary Abraham, Thambu David Sudarsanam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Subjects:
Varicella
varicella meningoencephalitis
varicella zoster virus
Online Access:http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2017;volume=20;issue=2;spage=149;epage=152;aulast=Carey

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