Slow Virus Infections of the Central Nervous System
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Slow virus infections of the central nervous system.
The major slow viral infections discovered in man manifest themselves in chronic neurological disease. Studies of these diseases have allowed a better understanding of the mechanisms of virus persistence in the central nervous system. Findings are summarized from recent investigations on such slow viral infections as subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopath...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 1978
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.41.7.674-c