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Neurological manifestations of the West Nile virus infection in some cases found in the clinic of infectious diseases in Sibiu, Romania

Rareş-mircea BîrluțiuVictoria Bîrluțiu

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West Nile Virus Infectionmedicine.medical_specialtyPathologybusiness.industryWest Nile virusvirusesvirus diseasesmedicine.diseasemedicine.disease_causeDermatologyMedical microbiologyInfectious DiseasesParasitologyPoster PresentationTropical medicineMedicineOptic neuritisbusinessMeningitisEncephalitis

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Background The neurological manifestations in the West Nile virus infections are present in less than 1% of the diagnosed cases, neurological manifestations which may take many different forms, from encephalitis, meningitis, GuillainBarre syndrome, optic neuritis to polio-like manifestations. We aimed to evaluate the clinical and paraclinical aspects of the cases presenting neurological infections caused by the West Nile virus diagnosed and treated in our clinic.

10.1186/1471-2334-14-s7-p47http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-s7-p47