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Retroviral Disease of The Nervous System

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The recent explosion in the understanding of retrovirus biology and the recognition of viral neurotropism have shed new light on diseases of the nervous system of animals and man. In this chapter the biology of retroviruses and some diseases of the nervous sytem caused by retroviruses will be reviewed. Evidence that a novel human retrovirus might cause multiple sclerosis (MS) will also be considered.

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  1. Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada

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    Seung U. Kim

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Weinshenker, B., Rice, G.P.A. (1989). Retroviral Disease of The Nervous System. In: Kim, S.U. (eds) Myelination and Demyelination. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0777-8_11

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