Fatal Case of Deer Tick Virus Encephalitis
Tavakoli NP, Wang H, Dupuis M, Hull R, Ebel GD, Gilmore EJ, Faust PL. Fatal Case of Deer Tick Virus Encephalitis. New England Journal Of Medicine 2009, 360: 2099-2107. PMID: 19439744, PMCID: PMC2847876, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0806326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, ViralBrainEncephalitis Viruses, Tick-BorneEncephalitis, Tick-BorneFatal OutcomeHumansImmunohistochemistryIxodesMaleMiddle AgedPhylogenyReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSequence Analysis, DNAConceptsDeer tick virusTick virusNumerous immunoreactive neuronsTickborne encephalitis virusMeningoencephalitis syndromeVirus encephalitisImmunoreactive neuronsLarge neuronsBasal gangliaBrain stemFatal casesFatal encephalitisSpinal cordNecrotizing MeningoencephalitisImmunohistochemical analysisPowassan virusProminent involvementEncephalitis virusTissue samplesVirusEncephalitisNeuronsMeningoencephalitisSurgeryThalamus