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Front Cell Neurosci. 2018 Oct 26;12:386. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00386. eCollection 2018.
[h=1]Neurologic Alterations Due to Respiratory Virus Infections.[/h] Bohmwald K[SUP]1[/SUP], G?lvez NMS[SUP]1[/SUP], R?os M[SUP]1[/SUP], Kalergis AM[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] Central Nervous System (CNS) infections are one of the most critical problems in public health, as frequently patients exhibit neurologic sequelae. Usually, CNS pathologies are caused by known neurotropic viruses such as measles virus (MV), herpes virus and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), among others. However, nowadays respiratory viruses have placed themselves as relevant agents responsible for CNS pathologies. Among these neuropathological viruses are the human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV), the influenza virus (IV), the coronavirus (CoV) and the human metapneumovirus (hMPV). These viral agents are leading causes of acute respiratory infections every year affecting mainly children under 5 years old and also the elderly. Up to date, several reports have described the association between respiratory viral infections with neurological symptoms. The most frequent clinical manifestations described in these patients are febrile or afebrile seizures, status epilepticus, encephalopathies and encephalitis. All these viruses have been found in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which suggests that all these pathogens, once in the lungs, can spread throughout the body and eventually reach the CNS. The current knowledge about the mechanisms and routes used by these neuro-invasive viruses remains scarce. In this review article, we describe the most recent findings associated to neurologic complications, along with data about the possible invasion routes of these viruses in humans and their various effects on the CNS, as studied in animal models.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] CNS pathologies; HCoV; Influenza virus; hMPV; hRSV; respiratory virus
PMID: 30416428 PMCID: PMC6212673 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00386
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[h=1]Neurologic Alterations Due to Respiratory Virus Infections.[/h] Bohmwald K[SUP]1[/SUP], G?lvez NMS[SUP]1[/SUP], R?os M[SUP]1[/SUP], Kalergis AM[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] Central Nervous System (CNS) infections are one of the most critical problems in public health, as frequently patients exhibit neurologic sequelae. Usually, CNS pathologies are caused by known neurotropic viruses such as measles virus (MV), herpes virus and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), among others. However, nowadays respiratory viruses have placed themselves as relevant agents responsible for CNS pathologies. Among these neuropathological viruses are the human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV), the influenza virus (IV), the coronavirus (CoV) and the human metapneumovirus (hMPV). These viral agents are leading causes of acute respiratory infections every year affecting mainly children under 5 years old and also the elderly. Up to date, several reports have described the association between respiratory viral infections with neurological symptoms. The most frequent clinical manifestations described in these patients are febrile or afebrile seizures, status epilepticus, encephalopathies and encephalitis. All these viruses have been found in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which suggests that all these pathogens, once in the lungs, can spread throughout the body and eventually reach the CNS. The current knowledge about the mechanisms and routes used by these neuro-invasive viruses remains scarce. In this review article, we describe the most recent findings associated to neurologic complications, along with data about the possible invasion routes of these viruses in humans and their various effects on the CNS, as studied in animal models.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] CNS pathologies; HCoV; Influenza virus; hMPV; hRSV; respiratory virus
PMID: 30416428 PMCID: PMC6212673 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00386
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