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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| author | Kwok-Kwong Lau Wai-Cho Yu Chung-Ming Chu Suet-Ting Lau Bun Sheng K.Y. Yuen |
| author_facet | Kwok-Kwong Lau Wai-Cho Yu Chung-Ming Chu Suet-Ting Lau Bun Sheng K.Y. Yuen |
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| description | 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 the central nervous system in this patient. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8990dda9c83e4a0abe2ee345d68264b12022-12-21T18:38:29ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592004-02-0110234234410.3201/eid1002.030638Possible Central Nervous System Infection by SARS CoronavirusKwok-Kwong LauWai-Cho YuChung-Ming ChuSuet-Ting LauBun ShengK.Y. YuenOn 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 the central nervous system in this patient.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/2/03-0638_articlecoronavirussevere acute respiratory syndromeconvulsionHong Kong |
| spellingShingle | Kwok-Kwong Lau Wai-Cho Yu Chung-Ming Chu Suet-Ting Lau Bun Sheng K.Y. Yuen Possible Central Nervous System Infection by SARS Coronavirus Emerging Infectious Diseases coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome convulsion Hong Kong |
| title | Possible Central Nervous System Infection by SARS Coronavirus |
| title_full | Possible Central Nervous System Infection by SARS Coronavirus |
| title_fullStr | Possible Central Nervous System Infection by SARS Coronavirus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Possible Central Nervous System Infection by SARS Coronavirus |
| title_short | Possible Central Nervous System Infection by SARS Coronavirus |
| title_sort | possible central nervous system infection by sars coronavirus |
| topic | coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome convulsion Hong Kong |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/2/03-0638_article |
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