Pathological findings in a mouse model for Coxsackievirus A16 infection

• Main Authors: Yuan, Teng Hooi, Kien, Chai Ong, Perera, David, Kum, Thong Wong
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: ASEAN Neurological Association (ASNA), Asian & Oceanian Association of Neurology (AOAN), and the Asian & Oceanian Child Neurology Association 2015
• Subjects: RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11959/1/No%206%20%28abstrak%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11959/; http://www.neurology-asia.org/journal.php

Coxsackievirus A16 (CV-A16) is the leading cause of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD), which usually presents as mild and self-limiting symptoms in young children. Rarely, CV-A16 has been reported to cause severe and fatal neurological complications but little is known about these complications. In...