Randall J Cohrs

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1 Varicella zoster virus vasculopathies: diverse clinical manifestations, laboratory features, pathogenesis, and treatment. Lancet Neurol 2009 4.11
2 Varicella-zoster virus in the saliva of patients with herpes zoster. J Infect Dis 2008 3.52
3 Varicella zoster virus ischemic optic neuropathy and subclinical temporal artery involvement. Arch Neurol 2011 2.82
4 Stress-induced subclinical reactivation of varicella zoster virus in astronauts. J Med Virol 2004 2.51
5 Neurological disease produced by varicella zoster virus reactivation without rash. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2010 2.17
6 Varicella zoster virus infection: clinical features, molecular pathogenesis of disease, and latency. Neurol Clin 2008 1.99
7 Clinical and molecular pathogenesis of varicella virus infection. Viral Immunol 2003 1.67
8 Analysis of human alphaherpesvirus microRNA expression in latently infected human trigeminal ganglia. J Virol 2009 1.63
9 Varicella-zoster virus transcriptome in latently infected human ganglia. J Virol 2010 1.51
10 Herpesvirus infections of the nervous system. Nat Clin Pract Neurol 2007 1.48
11 Recurrent polymorphonuclear pleocytosis with increased red blood cells caused by varicella zoster virus infection of the central nervous system: Case report and review of the literature. J Neurol Sci 2010 1.38
12 Varicella-zoster virus infection of differentiated human neural stem cells. J Virol 2011 1.34
13 VZV vasculopathy and postherpetic neuralgia: progress and perspective on antiviral therapy. Neurology 2005 1.33
14 Herpes simplex virus-1 and varicella-zoster virus latency in ganglia. J Neurovirol 2003 1.30
15 The protean manifestations of varicella-zoster virus vasculopathy. J Neurovirol 2002 1.28
16 Recurrent varicella zoster virus myelopathy. J Neurol Sci 2008 1.26
17 Varicella zoster virus infection of highly pure terminally differentiated human neurons. J Neurovirol 2012 1.20
18 Persistence of varicella zoster virus DNA in saliva after herpes zoster. J Infect Dis 2011 1.17
19 Rapid and sensitive detection of 68 unique varicella zoster virus gene transcripts in five multiplex reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactions. J Virol Methods 2009 1.17
20 Differential gene expression in human cerebrovascular malformations. Neurosurgery 2003 1.13
21 Restricted varicella-zoster virus transcription in human trigeminal ganglia obtained soon after death. J Virol 2012 1.12
22 Aberrant virion assembly and limited glycoprotein C production in varicella-zoster virus-infected neurons. J Virol 2013 1.04
23 Comparison of varicella-zoster virus RNA sequences in human neurons and fibroblasts. J Virol 2014 1.03
24 Epigenetic regulation of varicella-zoster virus open reading frames 62 and 63 in latently infected human trigeminal ganglia. J Virol 2006 1.02
25 Varicella-zoster virus human ganglionic latency: a current summary. J Neurovirol 2010 1.01
26 Varicella zoster virus is not a disease-relevant antigen in multiple sclerosis. Ann Neurol 2009 1.01
27 The variegate neurological manifestations of varicella zoster virus infection. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2013 0.98
28 Varicella zoster virus DNA at inoculation sites and in saliva after Zostavax immunization. J Infect Dis 2011 0.96
29 Molecular characterization of varicella zoster virus in latently infected human ganglia: physical state and abundance of VZV DNA, Quantitation of viral transcripts and detection of VZV-specific proteins. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2010 0.94
30 Varicella zoster virus (VZV)-human neuron interaction. Viruses 2013 0.93
31 Varicella zoster virus latency. Future Virol 2011 0.93
32 Synthesis and decay of varicella zoster virus transcripts. J Neurovirol 2011 0.89
33 Varicella-zoster virus trigeminal ganglioneuritis without rash. Neurology 2013 0.89
34 Phosphorylation of the nuclear form of varicella-zoster virus immediate-early protein 63 by casein kinase II at serine 186. J Virol 2009 0.88
35 Subclinical reactivation of varicella zoster virus in all stages of HIV infection. J Neurol Sci 2011 0.88
36 Chronic active varicella zoster virus infection. Neurology 2012 0.88
37 Downregulation of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) immediate-early ORF62 transcription by VZV ORF63 correlates with virus replication in vitro and with latency. J Virol 2006 0.86
38 Array analysis of simian varicella virus gene transcription in productively infected cells in tissue culture. J Virol 2005 0.85
39 Clinical and molecular aspects of varicella zoster virus infection. Future Neurol 2009 0.84
40 Three-dimensional normal human neural progenitor tissue-like assemblies: a model of persistent varicella-zoster virus infection. PLoS Pathog 2013 0.83
41 Identification of phosphorylated residues on varicella-zoster virus immediate-early protein ORF63. J Gen Virol 2010 0.83
42 Search for varicella zoster virus DNA in saliva of healthy individuals aged 20-59 years. J Med Virol 2013 0.82
43 Chronic varicella-zoster virus ganglionitis--a possible cause of postherpetic neuralgia. J Neurovirol 2003 0.81
44 Rapid and sensitive detection of varicella zoster virus in saliva of patients with herpes zoster. J Virol Methods 2013 0.81
45 Recombinant monoclonal antibody recognizes a unique epitope on varicella-zoster virus immediate-early 63 protein. J Virol 2012 0.81
46 Human anti-varicella-zoster virus (VZV) recombinant monoclonal antibody produced after Zostavax immunization recognizes the gH/gL complex and neutralizes VZV infection. J Virol 2012 0.81
47 Persistence of varicella zoster virus DNA in saliva after herpes zoster. J Infect Dis 2012 0.80
48 In vitro antiviral activity of honey against varicella zoster virus (VZV): A translational medicine study for potential remedy for shingles. Transl Biomed 2012 0.80
49 Human trigeminal ganglionic explants as a model to study alphaherpesvirus reactivation. J Neurovirol 2012 0.80
50 Construction of recombinant mouse IgG1 antibody directed against varicella zoster virus immediate early protein 63. Hybridoma (Larchmt) 2008 0.79
51 Simian varicella virus open reading frame 63/70 expression is required for efficient virus replication in culture. J Neurovirol 2011 0.78
52 GeXPS multiplex PCR analysis of the simian varicella virus transcriptome in productively infected cells in culture and acutely infected ganglia. J Virol Methods 2013 0.76
53 2012 Colorado alphaherpesvirus latency symposium. J Neurovirol 2012 0.76
54 Varicella-zoster virus open reading frame 48 encodes an active nuclease. J Virol 2013 0.76
55 Prevention of shingles: safety and efficacy of live zoster vaccine. Ther Clin Risk Manag 2007 0.75
56 Reactivation of type 1 herpes simplex virus and varicella zoster virus in an immunosuppressed patient with acute peripheral facial weakness. J Neurol Sci 2011 0.75