The emergence of Nipah virus, a highly pathogenic paramyxovirus

MK Lo, PA Rota - Journal of Clinical Virology, 2008 - Elsevier
Nipah virus first emerged in Malaysia and Singapore between 1998 and 1999, causing
severe febrile encephalitis in humans with a mortality rate of close to 40%. In addition, a …

[HTML][HTML] The neurological sequelae of pandemics and epidemics

F Valerio, DP Whitehouse, DK Menon… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Neurological manifestations in pandemics frequently cause short and long-term
consequences which are frequently overlooked. Despite advances in the treatment of …

Long‐term neurological and functional outcome in Nipah virus infection

JJ Sejvar, J Hossain, SK Saha… - Annals of Neurology …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objective Nipah virus (NiV) is an emerging zoonosis. Central nervous system
disease frequently results in high case‐fatality. Long‐term neurological assessments of …

Neuroimaging of emergent and reemergent infections

RL Carmo, AK Alves Simao, LLF Amaral, BSY Inada… - Radiographics, 2019 - pubs.rsna.org
Infectious diseases emerge and reemerge over the years, and many of them can cause
neurologic disease. Several factors contribute to the emergence and reemergence of these …

[HTML][HTML] Congenital and acquired abnormalities of the corpus callosum: a pictorial essay

K Krupa, M Bekiesinska-Figatowska - BioMed research international, 2013 - hindawi.com
The purpose of this review is to illustrate the wide spectrum of lesions in the corpus
callosum, both congenital and acquired: developmental abnormalities, phakomatoses …

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: results of the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program and review of the literature

C Campbell, S Levin, P Humphreys, W Walop… - BMC pediatrics, 2005 - Springer
Abstract Background Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) is so rare in developed
countries with measles immunization programs that national active surveillance is now …

Neuroimaging of viral infections in infants and young children

CP Lo, CY Chen - Neuroimaging Clinics of North America, 2008 - Elsevier
Many viral infections can involve the central nervous systems (CNS) of fetuses, neonates,
infants, and children. The pathogenesis, patterns of CNS involvement, and species of viral …

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: Relationship between clinical stage and diffusion‐weighted imaging findings

A Alkan, L Korkmaz, A Sigirci, R Kutlu… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To investigate the relationship between clinical stages and apparent diffusion
coefficient (ADC) changes in the brain of patients with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis …

Viral infections of the central nervous system

SK Handique - Neuroimaging Clinics, 2011 - neuroimaging.theclinics.com
Viral infections of the central nervous system (CNS) in humans are uncommon, not because
viruses lack neuroinvasive potential, but because access to the CNS is prevented by various …

Neuroimaging of rapidly progressive dementias, part 2: prion, inflammatory, neoplastic, and other etiologies

AJ Degnan, LM Levy - American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2014 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
Most dementias begin insidiously, developing slowly and generally occurring in the elderly
age group. The so-called rapidly progressive dementias constitute a different, diverse …