Infection of the central nervous system, sepsis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Severe infections may lead to chronic inflammation in the central nervous system (CNS) which may in turn play a role in the etiopathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The relentless progression and invasive supportive treatments of ALS may on the other hand induce severe infections amo...

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Main Authors: Fang Fang, Honglei Chen, Karin Wirdefeldt, Lars-Olof Ronnevi, Ammar Al-Chalabi, Tracy L Peters, Freya Kamel, Weimin Ye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3246484?pdf=render