| Literature DB >> 17442801 |
Delphine Brunel1, Jérôme Jacques, Jacques Motte, Laurent Andréoletti.
Abstract
Rare cases of leukoencephalitis have been reported in infants with documented enterovirus (EV) central nervous system (CNS) infections. A case of fatal encephalitis with white matter lesions caused by echovirus 18 is described, and it highlights the role of EV CNS infection as a potential cause of leukoencephalitis in infants.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17442801 PMCID: PMC1933086 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00320-07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948