RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 West Nile fever: Lessons from the 2002 season
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 449
OP 454
VO 70
IS 5
A1 Gordon, Steven M.
A1 Isada, Carlos M.
YR 2003
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/70/5/449.abstract
AB West Nile fever has now spread to much of the United States. This disease can be diagnosed using one of several laboratory tests, notably an immunoglobulin M enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. It can cause devastating neurologic damage, including an unusual polio-like syndrome. Magnetic resonance imaging is an important imaging tool in such patients. Treatment is largely supportive, although antiviral agents are under investigation.