ENCEPHALITIS
Diagnosis,
Diagnostics, Immunodiagnosis & Immunodiagnostics:
Bell
JE, Arango JC, Robertson R, Brettle RP, Leen C, Simmonds P.
HIV and drug misuse in the Edinburgh cohort. J Acquir Immune Defic
Syndr. 2002 Oct 1;31 Suppl 2:S35-42.
Bosma
GP, Middelkoop HA, Rood MJ, Bollen EL, Huizinga TW, van Buchem MA.
Association of global brain damage and clinical functioning in
neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum. 2002
Oct;46(10):2665-72.
Bsibsi
M, Ravid R, Gveric D, van Noort JM. Broad expression of Toll-like receptors
in the human central nervous system. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2002
Nov;61(11):1013-21.
Burudi
EM, Marcondes MC, Watry DD, Zandonatti M, Taffe MA, Fox HS. Regulation of
indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase expression in simian immunodeficiency
virus-infected monkey brains. J Virol. 2002 Dec;76(23):12233-41.
Gain
P, Chiquet C, Thuret G, Drouet E, Antoine JC. Herpes simplex virus type 1
encephalitis associated with acute retinal necrosis syndrome in an
immunocompetent patient. Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 2002 Oct;80(5):546-9.
Hadden
PW, Barry CJ. Images in clinical medicine. Herpetic encephalitis and acute
retinal necrosis. N Engl J Med. 2002 Dec 12;347(24):1932.
Hill
D, Dubey JP. Toxoplasma gondii: transmission, diagnosis and prevention. Clin
Microbiol Infect. 2002 Oct;8(10):634-40.
Horie
T, Shen Y, Kajino K, Gaubin M, Bonomi G, Mani JC, Berezov A,Piatier-Tonneau
D, Guardiola J, Hillard B, Rostami A, Greene M, Murali R.
Study of disabling T-cell activation and inhibiting T-cell-mediated
immunopathology reveals a possible inverse agonist activity of CD4
peptidomimetics. Exp Mol Pathol. 2002 Oct;73(2):93-103.
Lee
KH, McKie VC, Sekul EA, Adams RJ, Nichols FT. Unusual encephalopathy after
acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease: acute necrotizing encephalitis.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2002 Oct;24(7):585-8.
Ljungman
P. Beta-herpesvirus challenges in the transplant recipient. J Infect Dis.
2002 Oct 15;186 Suppl 1:S99-S109.
Mantegazza
R, Bernasconi P, Baggi F, Spreafico R, Ragona F, Antozzi C, Bernardi G,
Granata T. Antibodies against GluR3 peptides are not specific for
Rasmussen's encephalitis but are also present in epilepsy patients with
severe, early onset disease and intractable seizures. J Neuroimmunol. 2002
Oct;131(1-2):179-85.
Martin
K, Franco-Paredes C. Herpes encephalitis. Lancet. 2002 Oct
26;360(9342):1286.
Pathogenesis:
Baum
S. West Nile virus: time for prevention, not panic. As the virus spreads,
the risk of severe illness remains low. Health News. 2002 Oct;8(10):3.
Chase
P. Ethical concerns with organ donation. S C Nurse. 2002 Oct-Dec;9(4):23.
Colangelo
V, Schurr J, Ball MJ, Pelaez RP, Bazan NG, Lukiw WJ. Gene expression
profiling of 12633 genes in Alzheimer hippocampal CA1: transcription and
neurotrophic factor down-regulation and up-regulation of apoptotic and
pro-inflammatory signaling. J Neurosci Res. 2002 Nov 1;70(3):462-73.
Gnann
JW Jr. Varicella-zoster virus: atypical presentations and unusual
complications. J Infect Dis. 2002 Oct 15;186 Suppl 1:S91-8. Review.
Rodriguez
JJ, Parisien JP, Horvath CM. Nipah
virus V protein evades alpha and gamma interferons by preventing STAT1 and
STAT2 activation and nuclear accumulation. J Virol. 2002
Nov;76(22):11476-83.
Vaccines:
Harrington
PR, Lindesmith L, Yount B, Moe CL, Baric RS. Binding of Norwalk virus-like
particles to ABH histo-blood group antigens is blocked by antisera from
infected human volunteers or experimentally vaccinated mice. J Virol
2002 Dec;76(23):12335-43
Therapy:
Gupta
SK; Verma VK; Parihar A. Herpes simplex encephalitis JK Practitioner. 2002 Jan-Mar; 9(1): 53-4
Quirk
M. First treatment trial for West Nile infection begins. Lancet Infect Dis.
2002 Oct;2(10):589.
Singh
N; Syed Sadiq A; Singh V; Singh A Adaptogens anti stress agents a study
focusing Indian plants. Antiseptic. 2002 Jun; 99(6): 198-201