Possible Central Nervous System Infection by SARS Coronavirus

Possible Central Nervous System Infection by SARS Coronavirus

On day 22 of illness, generalized tonic-clonic convulsion developed in a 32-year-old woman with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Cerebrospinal fluid tested positive for SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) by reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction. SARS-CoV may have caused an infection in t...

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Main Authors: Kwok-Kwong Lau, Wai-Cho Yu, Chung-Ming Chu, Suet-Ting Lau, Bun Sheng, K.Y. Yuen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
coronavirus
severe acute respiratory syndrome
convulsion
Hong Kong
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/2/03-0638_article

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