Viral studies in the cerebrospinal fluid in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

Anlar B., Pinar A., Anlar F., Engin D., Ustacelebi S., Kocagoz T., ...More

JOURNAL OF INFECTION, vol.44, no.3, pp.176-180, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 44 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2002
  • Doi Number: 10.1053/jinf.2002.0974
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INFECTION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.176-180
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: The pathogenesis of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), and particularly, the cause of measles virus (MV) reactivation following a latent period after primary measles infection is unknown. The hypothesis of other viruses contributing to the pathogenesis of SSPE by affecting the in vivo state of MV was Investigated.