Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6119451 | Journal of Clinical Virology | 2016 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We suggest that the CSF/serum albumin ratio as an estimate for BBB function should be attended to in the evaluation of patients with aseptic meningitis. Severe BBB dysfunction, older age and infection with herpesviridae appear to raise the risk for encephalitic involvement.
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Authors
C. Hoyer, P. Eisele, A.D. Ebert, S. Schneider, A. Gass, M. Fatar, K. Szabo, A. Alonso,