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ArticleNeurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation2021

Cytomegalovirus Encephalitis Under Fingolimod Mimicking Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy?

Dierk Oel, Kinga Rigler-Hohenwarter, Johannes Trenkler, Raffi Topakian

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Article in Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Dierk OelFrom the Department of Neurology (D.O., R.T.), Academic Teaching Hospital Wels-Grieskirchen; Institute of Hygiene and Microbiology (K.R.-H.), Academic Teaching Hospital Wels-Grieskirchen, Wels; and Institute of Neuroradiology (J.T.), Neuromed Campus, Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria.
Kinga Rigler-HohenwarterFrom the Department of Neurology (D.O., R.T.), Academic Teaching Hospital Wels-Grieskirchen; Institute of Hygiene and Microbiology (K.R.-H.), Academic Teaching Hospital Wels-Grieskirchen, Wels; and Institute of Neuroradiology (J.T.), Neuromed Campus, Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria.
Johannes TrenklerFrom the Department of Neurology (D.O., R.T.), Academic Teaching Hospital Wels-Grieskirchen; Institute of Hygiene and Microbiology (K.R.-H.), Academic Teaching Hospital Wels-Grieskirchen, Wels; and Institute of Neuroradiology (J.T.), Neuromed Campus, Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria.
Raffi TopakianFrom the Department of Neurology (D.O., R.T.), Academic Teaching Hospital Wels-Grieskirchen; Institute of Hygiene and Microbiology (K.R.-H.), Academic Teaching Hospital Wels-Grieskirchen, Wels; and Institute of Neuroradiology (J.T.), Neuromed Campus, Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria. raffi.topakian@hotmail.com.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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AdultCytomegalovirus InfectionsDemyelinating DiseasesEncephalitis, ViralFingolimod HydrochlorideHumansLeukoencephalopathy, Progressive MultifocalMaleSphingosine 1 Phosphate Receptor ModulatorsFingolimod HydrochlorideSphingosine 1 Phosphate Receptor Modulators

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PMID33837125
PMCPMC8042783

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