Abstract:
:Myelopathy refers to a spinal cord disorder that presents with motor and/or sensory deficits. Infectious agents that cause myelopathy do so by either direct infection of neural structures (e.g., polio), a parainfectious mechanism (with a presumed autoimmune pathogenesis), or as a result of involvement of structures adjoining the spinal cord, which may cause a compressive myelopathy. This review of infectious causes of myelopathy focuses on pathogens that are most relevant to clinicians in North America.
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Semin Neuroljournal_title
Seminars in neurologyauthors
Ho ELdoi
10.1055/s-0032-1322588subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-04-01 00:00:00pages
154-60issue
2eissn
0271-8235issn
1098-9021journal_volume
32pub_type
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Seminars in neurology
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journal_title:Seminars in neurology
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journal_title:Seminars in neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Seminars in neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Seminars in neurology
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journal_title:Seminars in neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Seminars in neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Seminars in neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2007-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Seminars in neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2005-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Seminars in neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1055/s-0032-1331807
更新日期:2012-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Seminars in neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2010-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Seminars in neurology
pub_type: 传,历史文章,杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1999-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Seminars in neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1055/s-2001-19406
更新日期:2001-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Seminars in neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2016-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Seminars in neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Seminars in neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2019-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Seminars in neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2018-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Seminars in neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Seminars in neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2018-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Seminars in neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Seminars in neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Seminars in neurology
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journal_title:Seminars in neurology
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journal_title:Seminars in neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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