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. 2017 Oct 20:10:110-111.
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2017.10.006. eCollection 2017.

Varicella-zoster virus myeloencephalitis

Takahiro Matsuo  1 , Nobuyoshi Mori  1 , Aki Sakurai  1 , Keiichi Furukawa  1
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Varicella-zoster virus myeloencephalitis

Takahiro Matsuo et al. IDCases. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Myeloencephalitis; Transverse myelitis; Varicella-zoster virus.

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Fig. 1
Brain and spine Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) revealed multiple high intensity areas on cerebral white matter (A), cerebellum, pons, temporal lobe (Picture 1B), medulla oblongata and center of spinal cord on 8–12th thoracic spine (Fig. 2A, B).
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Fig. 2
Brain and spine Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) revealed multiple high intensity areas on cerebral white matter (Fig. 1A), cerebellum, pons, temporal lobe (Picture 1B), medulla oblongata and center of spinal cord on 8–12th thoracic spine (A, B).
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