• Genomic and serologic characterization ofenterovirus A71 brainstem encephalitis 

      Leon, Kristoffer E.; Schubert, Ryan D.; Casas-Alba, Didac; Hawes, Isobel A.; Ramachandran, Prashanth S.; Ramesh, Akshaya; Pak, John E.; Wu, Wesley; Cheung, Carly K.; Crawford, Emily D.; Khan, Lillian M.; Launes, Cristian; Sample, Hannah A.; Zorn, Kelsey C.; Cabrerizo, María; Valero-Rello, Ana; Langelier, Charles; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; DeRisi, Joseph L.; Wilson, Michael R. (Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation, 2020)
      Objective: In 2016, Catalonia experienced a pediatric brainstem encephalitis outbreak caused by enterovirus A71 (EV-A71). Conventional testing identified EV in the periphery but rarely in CSF. Metagenomic ...
    • Trends in paediatric viral meningitis and encephalitis with unconfirmed aetiology: a spanish population-based study, 2016-2020 

      Pons-Espinal, Marina; López-Perea, Noemi; Masa-Calles, Josefa; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; Tarragó, David; Launes, Cristian (Acta Paediatrica, 2025)
      Aim: The prevalence of meningitis and encephalitis of unknown aetiology in Spanish children has not been specifically documented before. The aim of this study is to describe the epidemiology and trends ...