Abstract:RESUMO -Objetivo: Apresentar o relato de um caso curioso de esclerose lateral amiotrófica (ELA). Caso: Homem de 47 anos que apresentava déficit de força nos membros superiores evoluindo há 4 anos. A eletroneuromiografia era compatível a ELA, forma de Vulpian-Bernardt. O estudo do líquido cefalorraqueano (LCR) mostrava processo inflamatório e positividade das reações para Herpes vírus I e II. O estudo do LCR, do soro sanguíneo e da barreira hemato-encefálica sugeria imunoprodução local para Herpes vírus tipo I.… Show more
“…Dear Editor, in 1998 we related a curious case of a casual or causal association of herpes virus and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 1 . Finishing the discussion we declared that we were responsible to communicate the patient's evolution.…”
“…Dear Editor, in 1998 we related a curious case of a casual or causal association of herpes virus and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 1 . Finishing the discussion we declared that we were responsible to communicate the patient's evolution.…”
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