Presence of Cytomegalovirus in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients with Guillain‐Barré Syndrome
Author(s) -
Christoph Steininger,
Theresia PopowKraupp,
Andreas Seiser,
Nevzat Gueler,
Gerold Stanek,
Elisabeth Puchhammer
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/382192
Subject(s) - cerebrospinal fluid , guillain barre syndrome , cytomegalovirus , medicine , polymerase chain reaction , human cytomegalovirus , immunology , pathogenesis , encephalopathy , betaherpesvirinae , virology , herpesviridae , virus , viral disease , biology , gene , biochemistry
Because poliomyelitis has been almost completely eradicated, Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) now accounts for most cases of acute flaccid paralysis. Understanding of the role of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in the pathogenesis of GBS is still very limited.
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