Herpes Simplex Virus-related Transverse Myelitis and Polyneuritis
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Acute transverse myelitis caused by herpes simplex virus.
Dr. med. Stephan Bamborschke, PD, Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie der Universität zu Köln, Joseph-Stelzmann-Strasse 9, D-50924 Köln (Germany) Case Report A 42-year-old man presented with dysesthesia and palsy of the right upper limb and developed a complete tetraplegia with sensory loss below the level of C6, bowel and bladder dysfunction within 10 days. There was no stiffness of the neck ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatrics & Neonatology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1875-9572
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2015.11.001