Viral infection leading to brain dysfunction: more prevalent than appreciated?
Virus infections of the brain can lead to transient or permanent neurologic or psychiatric dysfunction. Some of the complexities in establishing the causal role of viruses in brain disease are explored here.
Department of Neurosurgery, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. anthony.vandenpol@yale.edu
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D000818:Animals; D001891:Borna disease virus / Q000235:genetics; D001921:Brain / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000821:virology; D020805:Central Nervous System Viral Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000821:virology; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000821:virology; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D015213:Neuroimmunomodulation / Q000502:physiology; D015995:Prevalence; D013997:Time Factors; D014780:Viruses / Q000235:genetics