Acute measles encephalitis in partially vaccinated adults.

BACKGROUND:The pathogenesis of acute measles encephalitis (AME) is poorly understood. Treatment with immune-modulators is based on theories that post-infectious autoimmune responses cause demyelination. The clinical course and immunological parameters of AME were examined during an outbreak in Vietn...

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Main Authors: Annette Fox, Than Manh Hung, Heiman Wertheim, Le Nguyen Minh Hoa, Angela Vincent, Bethan Lang, Patrick Waters, Nguyen Hong Ha, Nguyen Vu Trung, Jeremy Farrar, Nguyen Van Kinh, Peter Horby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3742472?pdf=render