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Severe Meningoencephalitis Due to Late Reactivation of Varicella-Zoster Virus in an Immunocompetent Child
Journal of Child Neurology, 06/05/09

Spiegel R et al. - Although rare, Varicella-Zoster virus may reactivate to cause significant central nervous system disease even in immunocompetent children. Diagnosis depends on a high degree of suspicion because the typical rash may not associate the disease. Characteristic lesions on MRI and the presence of Varicella-Zoster virus DNA in cerebrospinal fluid are key findings for the correct diagnosis.

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Rabies viral encephalitis – clinical determinants in diagnosis with special reference to paralytic form
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Reactivation and centripetal spread of herpes simplex virus complicating acoustic neuroma resection
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Predictors of Outcome in Childhood Intracerebral Hemorrhage. A Prospective Consecutive Cohort Study
Stroke, 12/20/09

Expression of neuronal antigens and related ventral and dorsal proteins in the normal spinal cord and a surgically induced open neural tube defect of the spine in chick embryos: an immunohistochemical study
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An uncommon illness with a rare presentation: neurosurgical management of ADEM with tumefactive demyelination in children
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