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01-10-2020 | Polio Virus | Neurocritical Care Through History

Historical Lessons from Twentieth-Century Pandemics Due to Respiratory Viruses

Author: Eelco F. M. Wijdicks

Published in: Neurocritical Care | Issue 2/2020

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The medical conundrum of pandemics caused by respiratory viruses—novel or mutated—can be of interest to neurointensivists and not only those captivated by history. Rapidly compromised oxygen delivery and the possibility of consequent bacterial infections that may secondarily damage the brain create a potentially urgent situation. Moreover, and for sure in the laboratory, neurotropism of some respiratory viruses has been documented. …
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Metadata
Title
Historical Lessons from Twentieth-Century Pandemics Due to Respiratory Viruses
Author
Eelco F. M. Wijdicks
Publication date
01-10-2020
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Neurocritical Care / Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 1541-6933
Electronic ISSN: 1556-0961
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-020-00983-7

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