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West Nile virus polyradiculitis with good prognosis

Authors: Aruna Bollineni, Noor Pirzada, Haitham Elsamaloty, Boyd M. Koffman

Published in: Journal of NeuroVirology | Issue 3/2013

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West Nile virus (WNV) is an RNA virus belonging to the Japanese encephalitis serocomplex of the genus flavivirus. WNV infection clinical syndromes include asymptomatic infection (80 %), West Nile fever (20 %), and West Nile neuroinvasive disease (WNND, <1 %). WNND includes meningoencephalitis, acute flaccid paralysis (AFP), myelitis, and plexopathy. We present a case of isolated WNV polyradiculitis with good prognosis. …

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Title: West Nile virus polyradiculitis with good prognosis
Authors: Aruna Bollineni
Noor Pirzada
Haitham Elsamaloty
Boyd M. Koffman
Publication date: 01-06-2013
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of NeuroVirology / Issue 3/2013
Print ISSN: 1355-0284
Electronic ISSN: 1538-2443
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13365-013-0163-0

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