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A case of acute transverse myelitis due to measles virus
Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 11/02/09

Endo A et al. – A case of measles that developed myelitis is reported for the past 20 years, only nine pediatric cases including this case, have been reported in the literature. Moreover, there is no consensus about treatment. In the present case, steroid pulse therapy was, begun four days after the neurological symptoms appeared, and the prognosis was excellent. It is important to start steroid pulse therapy at the early stage in children with acute transverse myelitis after establishing the diagnosis.

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Measles virus: evidence for association with lung cancer
Experimental Lung Research, 10/22/09 Relevance Score: 67%

Probing the Spatial Organization of Measles Virus Fusion Complexes
Journal of Virology, 10/05/09 Relevance Score: 66%

Contribution of Matrix, Fusion, Hemagglutinin, and Large Protein Genes of the CAM-70 Measles Virus Vaccine Strain to Efficient Growth in Chicken Embryonic Fibroblasts
Journal of Virology, 10/26/09 Relevance Score: 65%

A Highly Attenuated Measles Virus Vaccine Strain Encodes a Fully Functional C Protein
Journal of Virology, 11/09/09 Relevance Score: 64%

Reassortment between Amantadine-Resistant and -Sensitive H1N1 Influenza A Viruses Generated an Amantadine-Sensitive Virus during the 2007-2008 Season
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 11/03/09 Relevance Score: 46%