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

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

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