title: Muscle weakness in West Nile encephalitis is due to destruction of motor neurons.
authors.forename: Barbara A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Sampson
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nields
authors.forename: Vernon
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Armbrustmacher
authors.forename: Deborah S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Asnis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000097:blood; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000473:pathology*; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral